# Zimbabwean president mourns victims of Lake Kariba boat capsize

https://mins.news/en/item/21781

- CGTN, 2026-08-13 12:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-13/Zimbabwean-president-mourns-boat-capsize-victims-1PzI9hUx7dC/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed condolences after 44 people died when a boat capsized on Lake Kariba and declared the incident a national disaster. Seventy-seven people were rescued from the vessel, which carried 114 passengers and five crew members. He ordered support for affected families and urgent improvements to maritime safety.

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