Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 44
Synthesised from 2 African sources
At least 44 people drowned after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, police said Wednesday, releasing an updated toll a day after the disaster.
It said the 77 people who had been rescued were taken to Long Island in the middle of the lake.
The unit said initially that 77 people were rescued and 15 bodies retrieved.
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