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Texas, floods and Camp Mystic

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Texas camps were allowed to operate in flood prone areas
The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be lenient towards building owners with restrictions, some state leaders and environmental experts told ABC News.

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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
The Tragedy in Texas Broke the Implicit Promise of Summer Camp
The usual stream of colorful camp pictures of children I know, including my own, was mixed with photos of the missing or deceased girls of Camp Mystic, who had been smiling and playing only a day ear...

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Texas flooding victims: From young campers to a dad saving his family, what we know about the lives lost
Nonprofit reunites Camp Mystic campers with 'lost' stuffed toys
Dozens of people dead in Texas flooding. Here's how you can help from Palm Beach County
Searchers are still looking for 10 missing children and a camp counselor.

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Camp Mystic had a disaster plan before the flood — but questions linger
Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood
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 unclear.
Map Shows Texas Girls' Camp Where Dozens Drowned Was Located in High-Risk Flood Zone
At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now surpassing 100.
Camp flooding puts parents on edge as tragedy shows danger of sending kids away for summer
Camp Mystic flood claims 27 lives as summer camp tragedies continue across America, from deadly flash floods and drownings to the infamous Girl Scout murders and natural disasters.
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.
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.
Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood
One local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely monitoring weather reports.
Texas summer camp evacuated 70 staying near river ahead of flooding: 'Saw it coming'
Camp officials at the Mo-Ranch Assembly summer camp acted quickly without warnings to evacuate 70 people from rising Guadalupe River waters.
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Summer camps after the flood: Are parents ready to send their kids? Navigating uncertainty in Texas Hill Country
Would you feel comfortable sending your kids to camp this summer? How should camps prepare for such unexpected events? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Inside the Texas Summer Camp Flood: How Heroic Actions, Quick Thinking, and Community Spirit Saved Hundreds
Would you have guessed that during the dark predawn hours, a team of counsellors, some just a few years older than the children in their care, ran into rising floodwaters to rescue almost 400 youngsters from catastrophe?
Camp La Junta staff recount harrowing night cabin swept away by flood waters
In a video above you can see camp staffers at Camp La Junta floating down the south fork of the Guadalupe River in the early morning hours. P
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