Pope Offers Prayers for Zimbabwe Ferry Disaster as Death Toll Passes 90
The Vatican said the pope prayed for victims’ families and emergency crews after the ferry capsized with more than 150 people aboard, police said.
- His Holiness Pope Leo XIV expressed condolences on Aug. 18 to families of victims of the Aug. 11 ferry accident on Lake Kariba, which has killed more than 90 people.
- The Rural Infrastructure Development Agency ferry capsized on Aug. 11 while carrying more than 150 passengers, exceeding its 90-person authorized capacity. Survivors reported the captain ignored pleas to turn back.
- Zimbabwe's national police confirmed the death toll reached 92 on Aug. 17 after rescuers recovered eight bodies. Authorities deployed boats and personnel to coordinate the "rescue of victims, search and recovery of bodies from Lake Kariba."
- Bishop Patrick Ngwenya of Chinhoyi expressed "deep sorrow" on Aug. 17, noting several victims were parishioners in his diocese. The Diocese is coordinating "pastoral support" for grieving families.
- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the incident a national tragedy on Aug. 12, acknowledging criticism of the aging ferry system. Officials stated the disaster exposed "serious deficiencies in our maritime capabilities" requiring immediate attention.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = The death toll from the recent passenger ship capsizing accident on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 94.
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Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed over 90 people. According to the Associated Press, the ferry was carrying more passengers than authorized, causing it to capsize Aug. 11 on Lake Kariba, situated on Zimbabwe’s northern border with Zambia. The Vatican published a telegram on Aug. 18, written on the pope’s behalf by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secre…
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Pope Leo XIV Offers Condolences to Victims of Ferry Accident in Zimbabwe
The Pontiff offered prayers for the Zimbabwean people in a telegram on Aug. 18.
Zimbabwe: Kariba Ferry Disaster Becomes Zimbabwe's Deadliest With 92 Confirmed
THE death toll from the Rida Mbuya Nehanda ferry disaster has risen to 92, making it the country's deadliest transport tragedy and surpassing the 1991 Nyanga bus disaster, which claimed 89 lives, mostly schoolchildren.
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