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AT LEAST 44 DEAD AFTER OVERCROWDED FERRY CAPSIZES ON LAKE KARIBA IN ZIMBABWE

1 min read • 1 hr ago • World news | The Guardian • [src]
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World news | The GuardianAT LEAST 44 DEAD AFTER OVERCROWDED FERRY CAPSIZES ON LAKE KARIBA IN ZIMBABWE1 hr ago
Associated PressDEATH TOLL RISES TO 44 AFTER AN OVERLOADED FERRY CAPSIZED ON A ZIMBABWE LAKE1 hr ago
BBC NewsAT LEAST 44 DIE AS FERRY SINKS IN ZIMBABWE'S LAKE KARIBA18 mins ago

WHAT HAPPENED

Operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest human-made lake At least 44 people have died after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, police said. The boat had a capacity of 90 people, but was carrying 114 adult passengers, five crew members and an unknown number of children, Zimbabwe’s civil protection unit (CPU) said earlier on Wednesday, citing ticket sales.

World news | The Guardian reports that operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest human-made lake At least 44 people have died after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, police said.

The report adds: The boat had a capacity of 90 people, but was carrying 114 adult passengers, five crew members and an unknown number of children, Zimbabwe’s civil protection unit (CPU) said earlier on Wednesday, citing ticket sales.

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