26 December 2011
Eleven people including five children drowned after their boat capsized in a lake near the Zimbabwe capital Harare, police said Monday.
The Christmas Day accident occurred at around 7:00 pm Sunday on Lake Chivero, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of Harare, police spokesman Andrew Phiri told AFP.
“A boat carrying about 19 people was hit by a wave and capsized leading to 11 people drowning, five of whom were children,” he said, adding: “Three crew members and five others managed to reach shore and survived.”
The bodies were retrieved Monday morning and were being identified.
On Saturday, also on Lake Chivero, a National Parks game ranger drowned after his boat was hit by a strong wind while a friend who was with him survived.
ANP/AFP
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