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Girls as young as 7 were startled awake by flooding that devastated their beloved Camp Mystic. How the deadly tragedy unfolded
The emergency weather alert had come early Fourth of July morning: There would be life-threatening flash flooding in Kerr ...
Who’s to Blame for the Camp Mystic Disaster?
When a reporter asked Texas Governor Greg Abbott who is to blame for the deaths of more than 100 people in this month’s ...
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’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly ...
First the rain, then the flood: How Camp Mystic campers woke to devastation on July 4
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.
After Camp Mystic, what parents can ask camps about extreme weather prep
Traditional summer camps are, by design, exposed to nature. As climate change makes summers more intense, how much should ...
Terrified girls, helicopters, and a harrowing scene: A rescuer’s tale at Camp Mystic
Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in Central ...