Texas, flash floods and Camp Mystic
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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 in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors.
The mission proved to be much more arduous than expected for her and her small crew of four, all of whom are first tour aviators.
The same region of Texas that experienced catastrophic, deadly flooding over the Fourth of July weekend also experienced massive flooding in the past. A 1987 flood in Kerr County resulted in the death of 33 people,
Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.
On "Today with Jenna and Friends," Jenna Bush Hager opened up about sending her kids off to summer camp in Texas after last week's tragic flooding.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's voice broke as she recounted her emotional visit to Camp Mystic in Texas.
Five campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic remain unaccounted for, officials say amid mounting questions over who was responsible for monitoring the weather.