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Fifteen bodies recovered from lake where Zimbabwe passenger ferry capsized

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Police said that a boat carrying 90 passengers and five crew members had capsized on Lake Kariba

HARARE (Reuters) - Fifteen bodies have been recovered from a lake in Zimbabwe where a passenger ferry capsized on Tuesday, and at least 27 people including young children are still missing, a local ⁠official told state-owned The Herald newspaper.

Police said on Tuesday that a boat carrying 90 passengers and five crew members had capsized on Lake Kariba but did not give a death toll or say ⁠how many people had been rescued.

The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation cited a local official as saying that ⁠114 tickets had been issued for the ferry's journey, suggesting more people ⁠were on board.

The police spokesperson did not answer Reuters phone ⁠calls seeking comment on Wednesday.  

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