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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion
Even with the removal of dozens of buildings from FEMA's 100-year flood plain, records show Camp Mystic lobbied to have ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Texas flood raises parents’ concerns about summer camp safety
Death and destruction at a Texas summer camp might have parents wondering about the risks of sending their kids away to any camp, even if it’s in a much different setting and less vulnerable to a natu ...
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 Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin
Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.
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 ...
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 ...