Conflits · Zimbabwe ferry capsizing97 morts sur le lac Kariba : un ferry public surchargé devient la pire catastrophe liée aux transports au ZimbabweRédigé 7 septembre 2026 à 21:22 UTCRegarderTranscription0:00The death toll from the capsizing of a0:02government-owned ferry on Lake Kariba in0:04Zimbabwe on the 11th of August has risen0:06to 94 with 77 people rescued and search0:09and recovery still underway. 77 people0:12were rescued, but dozens more did not0:14survive and teams are still searching0:16[music] the lake for those still0:17missing.0:18The vessel was certified to carry 900:20passengers, [music] yet estimates put at0:22least 180 aboard when it sank, double0:24its rated limit. The Ministry of0:26Transport says the ferry held [music] a0:28valid fitness certificate at the time,0:30blames negligence and human error by the0:32captain, [music]0:33and has launched a formal investigation0:35now facing scrutiny over whether0:36officials who certified and cleared the0:38overloaded ferry to [music] operate also0:40bear responsibility. Bodies have been0:42recovered farther from the sinking site,0:44some drifting toward Zambia across the0:46lake, [music] complicating recovery and0:48leaving the final toll uncertain. The0:50sinking on 11 August is now among0:51Zimbabwe's deadliest [music] transport0:53disasters with key questions still0:55unresolved about the exact number0:57aboard, what the investigation will0:58[music] establish about overloading and1:00certification, and where accountability1:02will ultimately fall. [music] The full1:04picture remains incomplete as recovery1:06continues and investigators work to1:08establish the precise circumstances.1:11Like and follow for more stories that1:12matter.Lire l’articleChronologie de l’histoireHeyDexLe format court ↗
