A ferry capsizes on a large man-made lake in Zimbabwe, leaving at least 15 people dead and additional passengers missing, according to officials and search-and-rescue reports from multiple outlets. The incident prompts an ongoing effort to locate those unaccounted for after the vessel went down.
The reports describe the lake as being populated by Nile crocodiles and hippopotamuses, and state that search and rescue operations are underway in the aftermath. Outlets also give consistent information on passenger numbers: the ferry is described as having a carrying capacity of about 90 people, but authorities report it was carrying 114 adult passengers at the time, along with a small crew.
While the exact number of missing people is not uniform across coverage, the accounts broadly align that the casualties are at least 15 deaths, with the missing figure reported as higher in some summaries. All sources attribute the figures to statements by authorities managing the response.
