+ ↺ − 16 pxAt least 44 people died after an overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, with survivors saying passengers had repeatedly urged the captain to turn back as strong waves battered the vessel and water began flooding in. Anyway Chambati, one of the two surviving crew members, told state broadcaster ZBC News, “Some of us survived by standing on top of the capsized hull. The ferry is used by people from rural communities around the lake to travel to the town of Kariba on the shore. The disaster on Lake Kariba has left at least 44 people dead, with officials still trying to establish how many passengers were on the ferry and how many remain missing. Survivors’ accounts pointed to rough weather, water entering the vessel and repeated warnings to the captain before the ferry overturned.