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Camp Mystic buildings were removed from flood map, US media reports
US regulators reportedly altered official maps of flooding risks to remove many of the buildings at a camp in Texas where 27 children died in severe floods. Citing official records, the New York Times and Associated Press said maps by the Federal Emergency Management (Fema) in 2011 had initially considered the popular summer camp to be in high risk of flooding.

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See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location
Camp Mystic: Haunting visuals reveal aftermath of deadly Texas flood that left 27 dead
FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones
Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

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The Tragedy in Texas Broke the Implicit Promise of Summer Camp
Letter from the Editor: After Texas floods, archives provide grim reminder of Oregon’s deadliest natural disaster
What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl
“It’s hard not to feel like you are surrounded by a higher power when you’re down there, because it’s just so beautiful,” my friend Olivia Marrus told me.

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Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
After Camp Owner Died Helping Campers in Texas Flood, His Grieving Family Is 'Trying to Make Sense' of the Tragedy
Coast Guard rescue crew awarded Distinguish Flying Crosses, Air Medals for actions in Texas
The Coast Guard team aboard Rescue 6553 saved nearly 200 people trapped by the deadly floods in Texas this past week.
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Midlanders tie green bows on trees honor Texas Hill Country flood victims
Across Texas, green bows are starting to adorn trees, honoring the lives lost and the communities impacted by the devastating Texas Hill County floods. The flash floods over the Fourth of July weekend killed more than 100 people, and an unknown number are still missing.
Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?
Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have prevented loss of life on July 4?
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Rain data shows why Texas’ Camp Mystic area was ground zero for deadly wall of water
Radar data can estimate rainfall to a fairly accurate amount. The rain data in the case of the deadly tragedy that unfolded in the Texas Hill Country last weekend shows exactly why the area around Camp Mystic and the Guadalupe River, outside of San Antonio, had such a raging flash flood.
Robert Earl Keen on Texas Flood Relief: ‘Do As Much As You Can, for As Long As You Can’
The Texas music legend, whose daughters grew up attending Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River, is plotting a benefit concert and trying to make sense of an incomprehensible tragedy
Satellite captures Texas flood damage and Ukraine says Russian air attack largest of war
The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched 741 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight in the largest Russian aerial attack since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
160 people still missing in fatal Texas flooding
More than 160 people are still believed to be missing in Texas days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, the state's governor said Tuesday.
Houston-born camp director Jane Ragsdale among at least 59 dead in catastrophic Kerr County floods
The disaster's total death toll reached two dozen by Friday night, with many people still missing after catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River.
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