{
  "id": 1079529,
  "title": "22 more bodies recovered in Zimbabwe ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 68, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/22-more-bodies-recovered-in-zimbabwe-ferry-disaster-bringing-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T16:51:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/15/22-more-bodies-recovered-in-zimbabwe-ferry-disaster-bringing-death-toll-to-68-police-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police revealed that 22 more bodies were recovered from an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba, raising the death toll to 68, according to a report on Saturday. Among the victims were eighteen children, with the youngest being just one year old. The aging ferry was en route to rural and fishing communities in the northwest region when it overturned in strong waves on Tuesday. The disaster management agency has stated that 77 survivors were pulled from the water, although the exact number of passengers and those still missing remains unconfirmed.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "22 more bodies recovered, death toll rises to 68",
    "18 children among victims, youngest just one year old",
    "77 survivors rescued, exact numbers still unconfirmed"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Death toll rises to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on a Zimbabwe lake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/death-toll-rises-to-44-after-an-overloaded-ferry-capsized-on-a",
        "published": "2026-08-12T11:55:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Death toll rises to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on a Zimbabwe lake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/death-toll-rises-to-44-after-an-overloaded-ferry-capsized-on-a-667413",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:23:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}