Harare, Zimbabwe: Authorities on Sunday searched for more bodies from an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe last week, with the death toll rising to 84.
The ferry capsized in strong waves on Tuesday. Police on Sunday said the death toll has risen to 84, from 72 the previous day as more bodies were recovered. Zimbabwe's disaster management agency has said 77 people were rescued.
Estimates had put the number of passengers as high as 153 on a ferry authorised to carry 90 people, but the number of people aboard may have been even higher.
Police said "search efforts are still underway in a bid to recover victims identified as missing."
The aging ferry was travelling from the town of Kariba to rural and fishing communities in the country's northwest, where roads are damaged and public transportation is scarce.
Among the dead are 18 children, with the youngest just 1 year old. According to police, 16 of the victims were aged 10 or younger.