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Texas, flood and Camp Mystic

What happened at Camp Mystic before the deadly Texas flood?
Search efforts persist in Texas following devastating floods that claimed 132 lives, including campers at Camp Mystic.
Texas floods latest: 133 dead as report claims Camp Mystic leader received flood warning hour before disaster
Texas floods latest: 133 dead as report claims Camp Mystic leader received flood warning hour before disaster - Flash flood warnings remain in effect across parts of Central Texas Tuesday morning as t
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp.
Texas Hill Country flood: 132 dead as search crews return to Camp Mystic
At least 132 people, including 27 campers from Camp Mystic, have died after the catastrophic July 4th flood in Texas Hill Country.
Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
Texas flooding updates: Over 130 dead as flash flood threat increases in Texas
Over 130 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.
8-year-old girl wrote a letter to mom from Camp Mystic before she was lost in deadly flood
Blakely McCrory, an 8-year-old from Bellaire, wrote her mom a letter from Camp Mystic before she died in the July 4 flood.
Camp Mystic reportedly waited an hour to evacuate after warnings of ‘life-threatening’ Texas floods
The director of Camp Mystic waited more than an hour after receiving a life-threatening flood alert before beginning to evacuate campers asleep in their cabins, his family confirmed through a spokesman.
Death Toll Rises As More Flooding Forces Evacuations In Central Texas
The death toll has now climbed to at least 132, making it America's deadliest rainfall-driven flash flood since 1976.
Texas flooding: Rain hits Texas as flood recovery continues
Slow-moving thunderstorms in parts of central Texas are triggering more flash flood warnings in already ravaged areas.
Texas floods mapped: Here are the affected areas as death toll rises
At least a further 166 remain missing, with officials fearing the death toll could soar. Twenty-seven young girls and staff members were killed at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp situated on the bank of the Guadalupe River.
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp ...
Camp Mystic disaster plan approved 2 days before Central Texas flood killed dozens
Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain ...
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In the wake of the fatal flood at Camp Mystic, Colorado’s summer camps balance risk and reward
Colorado summer camp directors are well aware of the threat natural disasters like a wildfire or flood could mean for campers ...
FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to exempt buildings from flood zone
Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk ...
Texas flood victims include young girls, Camp Mystic staff, teachers, grandparents: "Unimaginable grief"
Young girls, camp employees and vacationers are among the at least 120 people who died when Texas' Guadalupe River flooded.