Kariba Ferry Disaster Toll Hits 95, Safety Scrutiny Intensifies

The death toll from the Lake Kariba ferry disaster has climbed to 95, as police named ten more victims and the search entered its ninth day, according to reports from iHarare and New Zimbabwe. The tragedy has ignited fierce scrutiny of passenger safety and capacity controls on government-operated vessels, leaving grieving families and unclaimed bodies amid a chaotic identification process. iHarare reports that a family mistakenly collected and then returned the wrong remains, deepening the trauma for relatives and underscoring the chaotic identification process as authorities struggle with limited forensic capacity.