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44 dead after ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
['Agence France Presse']
The Citizen
At least 44 people drowned after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, police said Wednesday, releasing an updated toll a day after the disaster.
Two funeral parlours were engaged to collect the bodies, the CPU said, as the search continued for any unaccounted people.
Those that could be rescued were rescued,” he said.
A specialised aquatic rescue unit was airlifted to the area to aid in the search, the CPU said.
It said the 77 people who had been rescued were taken to Long Island in the middle of the lake.