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Karelia: The Tragedy on the Lake

Three years after a trip to a summer camp in Russia's far north ended in tragedy Yulia James meets some of the families of the children who died and 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.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Jul 201915:30GMT

Broadcasts

  • Fri 5 Jul 201923:30GMT
  • Sat 6 Jul 201919:30GMT
  • Sun 7 Jul 201915:30GMT