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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings

FEMA deleted Texas camp's buildings from flood map—report

There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.

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FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones

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Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show

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4 questions that are still unanswered about Texas' deadly floods

Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth holiday floods as a painstaking search for victims continues along the Guadal...

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Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic

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Nonprofit reunites Camp Mystic campers with 'lost' stuffed toys

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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, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the y...

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See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location

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Trump surveys damage in Texas after floods kill 120 and leave 160 missing

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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 from the great outdoors and lifelong friends – bonds that would one day prove vital in the face of unfathomable tragedy.

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How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin

Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.

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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.

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Seventh Camp Mystic girl from Dallas dies in Central Texas flood, family confirms

Virginia Wynne Naylor, 8, was at Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp with cabins along the river in a rural part of Kerr County, when the floods hit on July 4. Her family confirmed her death in a statement, referring to her as Wynne.

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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.

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Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him

Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly surge.

These are the names and faces of Houston-area residents who lost their lives in the Hill Country flood

Gary and DeeAnn Knetsch were camping directly next to the Guadalupe River with their son, Jake Moeller, his wife, Megan and their five-year-old daughter, Harley. Gary, DeeAnn, Jake and Megan all lost their lives. Harley is still among the missing. Both families lived in Canyon Lake but have ties to the Houston and Mont Belvieu areas.

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Texas flooding victims: From young campers to a dad saving his family, what we know about the lives lost

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.