Zimbabwe: ‘People Were Screaming’ – Survivor Recounts Horror Moments Before Ferry Capsized in Lake Kariba

A RURAL Infrastructural Development Agency (RIDA) security officer who survived the Mbuya Nehanda boat disaster has given a harrowing account of the moments before the ill-fated vessel capsized on Tuesday afternoon, saying 153 people were on board.

Anymore Chambati, whose duties include ticketing and safekeeping money collected from fares, said he did a head count of occupants who totalled 153, including crew members.

He narrated that panic erupted as water began getting into the boat due to…