HARARE: At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, police said, roughly trebling an earlier estimate of the death count after more bodies were found. Investigations suggested the boat was overloaded when it went over during heavy winds on Lake Kariba, officers said on Wednesday. The vessel was built to carry 90 passengers, but more than 120 people could have been on board as it crossed the lake that borders Zambia, police said in a statement.
Zimbabwe boat accident death toll rises to 44
Investigations suggested the boat was overloaded
The vessel was built to carry 90 passengers
August 12, 2026 15:27
HARARE: At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, police said, roughly trebling an earlier estimate of the death count after more bodies were found.
Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry tragedy rises to 44
Death toll rises to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on a Zimbabwe lake
44 lives lost after ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 44: police | Africanews
44 die as ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ferry capsizes killing 44 passengers on board
At least 44 dead after overloaded ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe
Ferry disaster on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba kills at least 44
Death Toll Hits 44 After Overloaded Ferry Capsizes On Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
Survivors describe pleading to turn back before ferry capsized on Zimbabwe lake and killed 44
