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Texas, floods and summer camps

ABC News on MSN · 2h

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

The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be lenient towards building owners with restrictions, some state leaders and environmental experts told ABC News.

The New York Times · 15h

As Texas Flood Raged, Camp Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself

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.

Chron on MSN · 19h

Camp Mystic counselor, campers remain missing after Texas flood

Virginia Hollis is one of the girls missing from Camp Mystic, according to a social media post from Bregman. She was staying in Cabin Twins 2 when floodwaters from the Guadalupe rushed through the campgrounds. Ellen is a missing Camp Mystic camper, according to her family.

Texas flooding live updates

The New Yorker · 1h

Recovering the Dead in Texas’s Flash-Flood Alley

In the wake of disaster, people are relying on the volunteer fire department, the backbone of the Hill Country.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods

More than 160 people still are believed to be missing and at least 115 have died in the floods that laid waste to the Hill Country region of Texas. The large number of missing sug

Texas flooding live updates: 96 dead in Kerr County, at least 120 dead in the state

As questions swirl surrounding the timeline of who was notified about the flooding when, and if more could have been done, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said an alert from the National Weather Service was sent to people in the flood zone -- but she said that doesn’t mean that people heard it.

42mon MSN

Trump to visit hard-hit Texas county; search for flood victims enters day 8: Live updates

President Donald Trump was expected to arrive in Kerr County, Texas, Friday afternoon, one week after the area was struck by ...

1hon MSN

Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him.

Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly ...

17hon MSN

A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...

14h

Texas floods: Death toll rises to 120 as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery ...

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Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before deadly flood

The Associated Press has assembled an approximate timeline of the 48 hours before, during and after the deadly flash flood, ...

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Police officer who joined his hometown department is among those killed in Texas floods

Renee Smajstrla, a 8-year-old straight-A student from Ingram, Texas, who had played a role in her school’s production of “The ...

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Coast Guard Swimmer Who Rescued Over 200 From Camp Mystic During Central Texas Flooding Was “Team First” Track Athlete At Rider University

Scott Ruskan helped save over 200 lives in the deadly flooding in Central Texas over the July 4th weekend. He's a former ...

2don MSN

Jenna Bush Hager mourns Texas flooding victims: 'Our hearts are heavy'

On "Today with Jenna and Friends," Jenna Bush Hager opened up about sending her kids off to summer camp in Texas after last ...

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