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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 ...
Family of Mountain Brook girl killed in Texas camp flood plan memorial fund for the ‘light of our lives’
Her parents and brother will lovingly direct donations toward causes that reflect her joyful spirit and passions and bless ...
Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood
Bubble Inn saw generations of 8-year-olds enter as strangers and emerge as confident young ladies equipped with new skills ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Camp Mystic survivors heard screams in the dark as flood waters hit hours earlier than previously thought
Many of the 650 campers and staffers at Camp Mystic were asleep when, at 1:14 a.m., a flash-flood warning for Kerr County, ...
After Camp Owner Died Helping Campers in Texas Flood, His Grieving Family Is 'Trying to Make Sense' of the Tragedy
The family of Dick and Tweety Eastland, the owners of Camp Mystic, where at least 27 died during the devastating Texas floods ...