At least 15 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of people sank on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.

Police said 90 passengers and five crew were onboard the vessel when it capsized, saying it may have been overloaded, with other reports pointing to a higher number based on the registered ticket sales.

Lake Kariba, which straddles the border with Zambia, is one of the world's largest man-made reservoirs, supporting transport and fishing and providing vital hydroelectric power to both countries.

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The Zimbabwe Civil Protection Unit (CPU) said that registered ticket sales showed 114 adults were on the vessel with an unknown number of children below ticketing age, it added.

The CPU noted that 77 passengers have been rescued, and 15 bodies had been retrieved.

Police stated more details would be released "in due course".