Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 72

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What happenedAuthorities have retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba to take the death toll from Tuesday's ferry capsizing to 72, police said, as the search continued for victims.

What changedThe left frames it as "Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 72 as search continues". The right frames it as "More bodies found after ferry disaster in Zimbabwe as number of deaths hits 72".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 72 as search continues". The right frames it as "More bodies found after ferry disaster in Zimbabwe as number of deaths hits 72".

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Aug 15, 8:22 PM: Sky News joined the source map.

Aug 15, 9:58 PM: Le Monde English joined the source map.

Aug 15, 10:06 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

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RTE News (Ireland)3h ago

Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 72

Authorities have retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba to take the death toll from Tuesday's ferry capsizing to 72, police said, as the search continued for victims.

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Le Monde English4h ago

Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 72 as search continues

disaster

The death toll from Zimbabwe's worst ferry disaster has risen to 72 after authorities recovered 25 more bodies from Lake Kariba, as rescuers continued searching the waters for victims.

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Sky News5h ago

More bodies found after ferry disaster in Zimbabwe as number of deaths hits 72

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Twenty-six more bodies have been found after a ferry capsized in Zimbabwe - taking the total number of deaths to at least 72.

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