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Karelia: The Tragedy on the Lake

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29/06/2019 GMT

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The deaths of 14 children during a boating activity shocked Russia in 2016.

The deaths of 14 children at a summer camp, shocked Russia in 2016. Yulia James meets some of the families of the children, who are still looking for answers.

In 2016 a trip to a summer camp in Russia's far north ended in tragedy, when 14 children died during a boating activity. It later emerged there had been complaints about the conditions at the camp, but nothing had been done. The deaths shocked Russia. Now three years on and following criminal proceedings where two people were prosecuted, Yulia James meets some of the families of the children who died and who are still looking for answers.

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