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Two days before flash floods on the Guadalupe River in Texas killed dozens of campers at a Christian girls summer camp, a state inspector approved operations, noting there was a written plan for responding to natural disasters.
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.
Three days after devastating floods killed more than 90 across Central Texas, 10 campers and one counselor remain unaccounted for from Camp Mystic, officials said during a press conference. Monday, July 7,
The waters tore through the old buildings at Camp Mystic, sweeping away scores of campers and counselors or trapping them in their bunks. Thirty-eight adults and 21 children have been confirmed dead, but 18 adult victims and four children have not yet been identified.
Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in Central Texas.
Lindsey Leigh Hohlt, best known as Houston Diamond Girl, designed three pieces of jewelry for Hill Country Relief Collection benefiting Texas flood victims and raised more than $100,000 overnight.
Houston appointee Sadé Perkins faces backlash for offensive comments about Camp Mystic after deadly floods, with her boyfriend rebuking her statements and the mayor vowing removal.