Death toll rises to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on a Zimbabwe lake

The death toll from a ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 44, police sayHARARE, Zimbabwe -- The death toll has risen to 44 a day after an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, police said Wednesday.Police said on X that the bodies had been retrieved from the lake that forms part of the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. But police did not update how many people were injured or missing after Tuesday’s disaster involving a ferry operated by a government agency.The ferry capsized while carrying at least 114 adult passengers and five crew members, according to Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency. The agency said Tuesday that 77 people had been rescued.It was not clear how many people were on the ferry because the figures only included those who bought tickets, and children below ticketing age could have been on board. State broadcaster ZBC reported that children were among the dead, though authorities didn't immediately give those details.The ferry had a carrying capacity of 90 people, according to authorities. It is used to take people from rural communities around the lake to the town of Kariba on the shore.Mutsa Murombedzi, a local member of Pa...