Death toll rises to 68 in Zimbabwe boat capsize accident

The overloaded passenger ferry run by the government's Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) overturned in choppy waters on Tuesday in a rare accident on the vast lake on the border with Zambia.

It was carrying an estimated 153 people when it left Kariba town harbour, but its maximum authorised capacity was for just 90 passengers.

Twenty-six more bodies have been found after a ferry capsized in Zimbabwe – taking the total number of deaths to at least 72.

THE death toll from the Kariba boat disaster has risen to 72 after police confirmed the recovery of three more bodies late Saturday.