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Kerr County, Texas, flood maps reveal Camp Mystic and two others in high-risk zones
The number of people reported missing in Kerr County, Texas, as a result of last week’s flash floods continues to soar. Authorities say search teams combing through the debris and destruction there are looking for more than 160 people who disappeared in the raging waters.

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See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location
North Texas camps working to ease parent, camper anxiety after Central Texas flooding
4 questions that are still unanswered about Texas' deadly floods
Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth holiday floods as a painstaking search for victims continues along the Guadal...

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Dozens of people dead in Texas flooding. Here's how you can help from Palm Beach County
Nonprofit reunites Camp Mystic campers with 'lost' stuffed toys
Trump surveys damage in Texas after floods kill 120 and leave 160 missing
A flood relief fund established to support Kerr County residents has already raised more than $30m since its launch on the morning of 4 July, according to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill C...

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Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood
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Recovering the Dead in Texas’s Flash-Flood Alley
Michigan summer camps want parents to know 'we are prepared'
After over 100 were killed in Texas flash floods, Michigan camps grieve and remind families of their safety regulations
Almost 20 Camp Mystic cabins were in known flood zone — despite recent $5M overhaul of century-old site
At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely hazardous” by the county.
Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past childhood still describe with awe.
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue.
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system
Plans for Guadalupe River flood monitoring system were scheduled to get underway in mid-July
Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.
Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fo
At least 24 dead, over 20 children missing from summer camp in 'catastrophic' Texas flood
Authorities said at least 24 people have died in flooding around Kerr County, Texas, and officials are still performing water rescues.
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