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Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died during catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas received something “very special” after her death. In one of two letters written to her mother, Blakely McCroy said she was having an “amazing” time at Camp Mystic, according to People.
Officials have confirmed nearly 130 people dead in the wake of the catastrophic Fourth of July storms on Friday, July 11, one full week after the floods began devastating the Texas Hill Country. The updates come after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the region with other Texas officials on Friday.
The death toll from the catastrophic Texas floods has risen to at least 82 — with dozens more people missing and the number of those killed only expected to rise as the Lone Star State sifts
Campers as young as 8-years-old were swept away by catastrophic flooding in central Texas when tropical rainfall sent the Guadalupe River surging onto Camp Mystic, where the young campers slept.
More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
At least 120 people have been killed and 173 are still missing as Texas officials deflect questions over the state’s response to the catastrophic flash floods. Kerr County remains at the center of the disaster after the Guadalupe River burst its banks on Friday,