Texas, Camp Mystic and Flash floods
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Search and recovery teams are also looking for a missing camp counselor who hasn't been seen since the July Fourth flooding catastrophe.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state "will not stop until every missing person is found" following devastating flooding in central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend that left at least 105 dead. Five young girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic in Hunt remain missing Tuesday.
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Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,
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.”
Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is among those grieving a dead relative after 9-year-old Janie Hunt was a victim of flooding in central Texas.
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As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm.
Since Friday, Joynton has been reflecting on her time at Camp Mystic, connecting with other former staff and alumni, and grieving for the losses there. Joynton, who moved to Philly in 2017, suspected there were only a handful of alumni in the Philadelphia area.
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TheTravel on MSNDramatic New Satellite Images Reveal The Extent Of Texas Flood DevastationNew satellite images from Maxar Technologies reveal the devastating path of the fast-rising floodwaters that washed out homes and vegetation along the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4. The flooding appears to have receded at the time the images were captured,