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Lake Kariba Vessel Capsizes, Death Toll Rises to 72
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In Short: The death toll from the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe has risen to 72 after the recovery of twelve more bodies, as the Red Cross reports an impact on 93,000 people.
The death toll from the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe has risen to 72 after the recovery of twelve more bodies, the Red Cross reported, noting the trauma affecting as many as 93,000 people.
Meanwhile, Nepal reported a significantly higher death toll of 1,127 from devastating flash floods, with 348 more bodies recovered, as rescuers continue to search for thousands still missing.
The death toll in Nepal's flash floods has risen to 1,127, with 348 more bodies recovered, as rescuers search for thousands still missing a week after the disaster.
The Lake Kariba vessel, which had a valid seaworthiness certificate, capsized shortly after leaving port, with survivors rescued from the water and from the overturned ferry by nearby vessels and coast guard crews.
Background
Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe.
What's confirmed
What's still developing
- The trauma of Wednesday’s catastrophe has been “enormous”, and as many as 93,000 people may have been affected, the Red Cross said, with the death toll expected to rise.
- Nepal reported a death toll of 626 people on Saturday.
- In India, authorities said they had recovered seven bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be flood victims.
- The vessel was traveling from Kyrenia in northern Cyprus to the Turkish port of Tasucu when it began taking on water shortly after leaving port Sunday, according to Reuters.
- Survivors were rescued from the water and from the overturned ferry as nearby vessels and coast guard crews responded, Reuters reported.
- She managed to grab her daughter's foot, but said oil from the vessel made the area slippery and the child slipped away.
- Authorities said the vessel had a valid seaworthiness certificate.
- Updated - September 02, 2026 10:50 am IST - Kathmandu Nepal police personnel prepare the bodies of flash flood victims for a mass burial in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The death toll…