Symbolic imagePolice put the toll from Tuesday's capsizing on Lake Kariba at at least 44 and say the ferry was carrying far more people than permitted when strong waves hit; dozens are still missing and Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster.
The topic follows the capsizing of an overloaded passenger ferry on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe and the effort to account for everyone who was on board. Rescue and recovery work is in the hands of Zimbabwean authorities, and casualty figures cited by international media have not converged.
A passenger ferry capsized on Lake Kariba on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, and at least 44 people died. Police said the vessel was carrying far more people than permitted and was hit by strong waves; dozens have been rescued and the search continues for an unknown number of missing people.
Zimbabwe's police raised the death toll from Tuesday's ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba to at least 44 on Wednesday. Dozens remain unaccounted for as rough weather slows the search.
An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, killing at least 15 people, while 74 were rescued. Figures for those still unaccounted for differ: Al Jazeera reported 27 missing on Wednesday, TASS 75 a day earlier.