, external<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\nThe bodies were now being recovered further away from the scene of the sinking, some of them drifting towards Zambia, the Herald reports.<\/p>\n
Provincial Affairs Minister Marian Chombo said 67 people had been rescued after the sinking.<\/p>\n
But she added that it was proving difficult to identify some of the recovered bodies – with relatives having to rely on clothes and other items to do so.<\/p>\n
“We are running out of time and DNA may now be needed to assist in the identification process,” the minister was quoted by the Herald as saying.<\/p>\n
The police said 83 of the victims had so far been identified, 39 of whom were children.<\/p>\n
A vital and cheap transport link for rural communities, the ferry was carrying parents taking their children home for the school holidays and traders, the Herald said.<\/p>\n
One survivor in her 40s told the AFP news agency that the ferry had been particularly overloaded at the time with goods – and passengers had raised concerns about the rough conditions.<\/p>\n
“The life jackets were buried under the luggage, and not more than 30 people managed to get them,” said Itayi Marumisa, a trader from Mola village.<\/p>\n
“Children were screaming and most of the passengers were vomiting, but the captain did not seem to care.”<\/p>\n
A local councillor representing Mola, Tight Bhusumani, told the Herald it was a difficult time for his community, with children in particular affected.<\/p>\n
“We have distressing cases where a child lost both parents and other siblings, leaving them as the only surviving member of the family,” he is quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
The councillor, who lost a child in the accident, said other families were still awaiting news of those believed to have been on the ferry. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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