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Camp Mystic buildings removed from floodplain map

FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to exempt buildings from flood zone

The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved appeals from Camp Mystic to exempt several structures from a flood zone designation over a decade before extreme flooding in Central Texas swamped the...

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FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones

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

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8-year-old pens mom letter before she dies in Camp Mystic flood. ‘Made me smile’

Blakely died not long after penning the letters, her mother said in a Facebook post.

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Texas Hill Country memorializes flood victims

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FEMA removed parts of Camp Mystic from floodplain map: AP

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Camp Mystic did not evacuate kids immediately when warned of 'life threatening' flood

“He got that alarm. He went out on to the property to assess. He called the rest of the family on the walkie talkies,” Carr told the San Antonio Express-News.

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How Summer Camp Devastated by Floods Responded to Middle-of-the-Night Alert Before the Water Drowned Them

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Map Shows Texas Girls' Camp Where Dozens Drowned Was Located in High-Risk Flood Zone

At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now surpassing 100.

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Children’s camps in Texas were located in areas known to be at high risk of flooding

When too much rain falls for the ground to absorb, it runs downhill, pulled by gravity into streams, creeks and rivers.

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Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System

Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue.

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How Texas' land rules allowed camps to operate in flood-prone areas

The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more scrutiny.