INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
"hurricane," authorities said on Sunday.Several hundred people camped in a national park in Mari El, a Russian region located along the
northern bank of the Volga River, when the storm struck on Saturday.The Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said in a
statement that the bodies of seven people including three small children were found following what it called a "hurricane," after debris was
cleared at the campsite overnight.Another person died in a hospital, the statement said.In a separate statement, the emergencies ministry
said that 29 people were injured and 16 hospitalized."Vacationers did not take into account the weather forecast," the ministry said on
Committee said a criminal probe was launched over the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements.Overall, 10 people died and
76 were injured in the Privolzhsk federal district which includes the region of Mari El, the emergencies ministry said.
