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Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNews|TransportDeath toll rises to 84 from capsized ferry in ZimbabweThe boat overturned during heavy winds near the Zambian border.
Zimbabwe’s national police service confirmed in a post on X on Sunday that four bodies had been found and that search efforts were still under way.
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list 3 of 3Dozens dead and missing after ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe.
The accident is believed to be the deadliest of its kind in Zimbabwe. The overloaded passenger ferry capsized on Tuesday and was carrying as many as 153 people.
Authorities said the ferry’s capacity was 90 people but have not confirmed how many people were on board.
The boat overturned during heavy winds near the Zambian border. It was travelling from the town of Kariba in the north of the country to rural and fishing communities in the country’s northwest.
Travel by water is common in northern Zimbabwe because of a lack of infrastructure, including limited public transport and poorly maintained roads.
Imagens postadas pela mídia local online no sábado mostram centenas de pessoas esperando do lado de fora do hospital local para identificar entes queridos que haviam morrido.
At least 18 children lost their lives in the accident.
Responding to the incident on Tuesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa described the event as “tragic” and said it exposed serious deficiencies that needed to be addressed immediately.
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Informação baseada em material público de Al Jazeera, reescrito pela redação ULTRA NOTÍCIAS.
