Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 68 as more bodies recovered

A pallbearer stands next to a line of coffins during a memorial service for victims of a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) passenger ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba, at Nyamhunga Stadium in Kariba, Zimbabwe, August 13, 2026. The ferry capsized on Tuesday, leaving multiple people dead. REUTERS/Bright Charakupa

JOHANNESBURG, ⁠Aug 15 (Reuters) - Twenty-two ⁠more bodies have ‌been recovered following a boat accident in ​a lake ⁠in Zimbabwe, ⁠police said on Saturday, ⁠taking ‌the death toll ⁠to 68.

The boat capsized ​on ‌August 11 on ⁠Lake ​Kariba. Investigations suggested the boat ⁠was overloaded when ​it went over during heavy winds.

The ⁠Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the updated death toll via ​social ⁠media platform X.

(Reporting ​by Kopano ‌Gumbi in ​Johannesburg. Editing by Mark Potter)