How is "Zimbabwe ferry accident: At least 15 dead after boat capsizes on Lake Kariba" performing versus Al Jazeera English's normal?

About 3.1x — it has 68.1K views versus the roughly 21.7K Al Jazeera English typically draws at the same age, measured against the channel's own 90-day baseline.

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Zimbabwe ferry accident: At least 15 dead after boat capsizes on Lake Kariba

Name: Zimbabwe ferry accident: At least 15 dead after boat capsizes on Lake Kariba
Uploaded: 2026-08-12T08:50:24+00:00
Duration: 3 min 5 s
Channel: Al Jazeera English
Description: At least 15 people have died after a ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba. The boat, carrying 90 passengers and five crew members, was travelling between Kariba town and islands in the lake when strong waves overturned it on Tuesday, according to local media. Search and rescue teams are still looking for several…

Al Jazeera English's upload has reached 68.1K views — about 3.1× the ≈21.7K this channel typically draws at the same age.

Key facts

•3.1x Al Jazeera English's own 90-day median — this channel normally draws about 21.7K views at the same age.
•68.1K views so far, published 11 days ago.
•Category: News & Politics · Language: en · Quality: HD
•"Breakout" is measured against this exact channel's trailing 90-day median at matching video age — not a generic niche average.

Updated 2026-08-21 04:10 UTC

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View trajectory

Views this upload has gathered since it published, last measured about 174h in — from our own tracking.

Published Aug 12, 2026 · 11 days ago. How breakouts are measured →

From the creator

At least 15 people have died after a ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba. The boat, carrying 90 passengers and five crew members, was travelling between Kariba town and islands in the lake when strong waves overturned it on Tuesday, according to local media. Search and rescue teams are still looking for several…

Category: News & Politics · Language: en · Quality: HD

Topics: Society

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