Texas, Camp Mystic and flash flood
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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
The Department of State Health Services released records Tuesday showing the camp complied with a host of state regulations regarding “procedures to be implemented in case of a disaster.”
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.
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
An 8-year-old girl who aspired to play the lead in an upcoming camp production is among the latest victims of the flooding in Texas.
The floods that brought destruction and heartbreak to the Texas Hill Country, and Kerr County in particular ... with more than 170 still missing. Hardest hit was Camp Mystic for Girls, a Christian summer camp west of Kerrville along the banks of the ...
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