00:00Another eight bodies were recovered.
00:01Zimbabwe's death toll after a ferry capsize on Lake Kariba this week has risen to 68,
00:08according to police on Saturday.
00:10After 22 more bodies were recovered,
00:13the overloaded passenger ferry operated by the government's Rural Infrastructure Development Agency
00:18overturned on Tuesday in rough waters.
00:22Officials said the boat was authorized to carry 90 people,
00:26but had 114 adults, five crew members, and a known number of children on board.
00:32Most passengers were villagers and fish traders from communities around the lake,
00:37which lies on the border with Zambia.
00:40Survivors said they pleaded with the drivers to turn back
00:43as the vessel began taking on water soon after departure.
00:47Rescue teams had served 77 people by Wednesday.
00:51Lake Kariba straddles the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia
00:55and is the world's largest man-made lake by Voli Rari.
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