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Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system
Body of missing 8-year-old Camp Mystic camper found: ‘She was tiny but mighty’
The body of a young Houston girl reported missing during the catastrophic flooding in Kerr County has been found.
Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past childhood still describe with awe.
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 hazardous” by the county.
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue.
Plans for Guadalupe River flood monitoring system were scheduled to get underway in mid-July
Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.
Texas Mom Recalls Heartbreaking Moment Telling 6-Year-Old Daughter Her Friend Died in Camp Mystic Flood (Exclusive)
Alicia Duff tells PEOPLE how and why she decided to tell her kids, ages 6 and 8, that one of their friends died during the flooding in Texas.
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