Camp Mystic, flood
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Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 173 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search
Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.
Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.
As hope for finding survivors dims, questions swirl around whether Camp Mystic's emergency plan was adequate. Texas doesn't approve or keep copies of such plans; camps are required to show only that they have plans in place.
Amid staggering loss, hundreds gathered in mourning and prayer at a Wednesday night vigil for the victims of the July Fourth floods.
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's little sister, Paisley, was at a camp on a smaller arm of the Guadalupe River. The 14-year-old was "just miles" away from Camp Mystic in Central Texas, which has been devastated by the deadly floodwaters spurred by extreme rainfall on July 4.
The floods that brought destruction and heartbreak to the Texas Hill Country, and Kerr County in particular ... with more than 170 still missing. Hardest hit was Camp Mystic for Girls, a Christian summer camp west of Kerrville along the banks of the ...
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