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Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show
The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance ...
FEMA removed Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
As Camp Mystic expanded into a flood-prone area, federal officials granted appeals to remove the popular site from flood maps ...
Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims
The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, ...
What happened in the hours before, during and after a catastrophic deluge hit Texas Hill Country
People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the ...
How the deadliest hours of the devastating Texas floods unfolded
This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned ...
Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the ...
‘These Are Kids’: A Coast Guard Pilot Recalls Responding to the Devastation at Camp Mystic Amid the Texas Floods
The mission proved to be much more arduous than expected for her and her small crew of four, all of whom are first tour ...
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 ...
Before-and-after satellite images show Camp Mystic's destruction, a week after Texas flash floods
The camp, which was established in 1926, has experienced a long history of flooding from the Guadalupe River, leading to multiple evacuations and damages across the campgrounds, according to CNN. The ...