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Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has commended the Zambia police and Zambia Army for helping retrieve the 25 bodies of people who drowned on Lake Kariba after an overloaded boat they were in capsized.
And 24 bodies of the victims are in the UTH mortuary awaiting postmortem, while the 25th body was being awaited from Siavonga district hospital mortuary.
Addressing a media briefing this afternoon, DMMU National Coordinator Patrick Kangwa described the operation that lasted 57 hours 30 minutes successful.
Mr. Kangwa has also commended the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) for helping out in retrieving the bodies by providing helicopters.
And responding to a question as to why the bodies are being kept in the UTH mortuary in Lusaka, Mr. Kangwa says Siavonga district hospital mortuary has no capacity to keep all the 25 bodies.
He has since applauded the communities around Gwembe for their tireless efforts in retrieving the bodies.