Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Fifteen bodies recovered after Zimbabwe ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba
In the country of Zimbabwe, there is a huge lake called Lake Kariba.
A big boat called a ferry, which carries people across the water, tipped over on Tuesday.
This is called capsizing.
The ferry was carrying 90 travelers and five people who worked on the boat.
Rescue workers are searching for people and pulling them out of the water.
So far, they have found the bodies of 15 people who did not survive.
At least 27 people are still missing, and some of them are young children.
The police in Zimbabwe announced the accident on a social media app called X. We do not yet know why the boat tipped over.
Everyone is hoping the other people will be found safe.
Fifteen bodies have been recovered from Lake Kariba after a passenger ferry capsized, a local official told The Herald newspaper.
At least 27 people, including young children, are still missing.
Zimbabwe's national police service said on Tuesday that the boat carried 90 passengers and five crew members.
Police did not give a death toll or say how many people had been rescued, and rescue efforts are under way.
The cause of the capsizing has not been reported.
- Who
- The 90 passengers and five crew members aboard the ferry; the accident was reported by Zimbabwe's national police service, and recovery details came from a local official who spoke to The Herald.
- What
- A passenger ferry capsized on Lake Kariba; so far 15 bodies have been recovered and at least 27 people, including children, remain missing.
- When
- The capsizing was reported on Tuesday; the recovery report was published August 12, with the initial police report datelined August 11.
- Where
- Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.
- Why
- Not stated in the reports; the cause of the capsizing has not been given.
- Incident
- Passenger ferry capsized
- Location
- Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
- Passengers
- 90
- Crew members
- 5
- Bodies recovered
- 15
- People still missing
- At least 27, including young children
- Reported by
- Zimbabwe national police service via X; local official quoted by The Herald
- Rescue efforts
- Under way; death toll and rescue count not given