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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 ...
Camp Mystic began evacuating 45 minutes after 'life-threatening flash flooding' alert: Spokesperson
Camp Mystic's executive director began evacuating campers approximately 45 minutes after the National Weather Service issued ...
Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep ...
Girls as young as 7 were startled awake by flooding that devastated their beloved Camp Mystic. How the deadly tragedy unfolded
The emergency weather alert had come early Fourth of July morning: There would be life-threatening flash flooding in Kerr ...
Camp Mystic boss did not evacuate children until hour after first flood warning
The owner of Camp Mystic has been accused of failing to evacuate campers until an hour after the first official alert warning ...
Years Before Disaster, Camp Mystic Buildings Were Removed from Flood Zone After Appeal to FEMA
Back in 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) included Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp, in a “Special ...
FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to exempt buildings from flood zone
Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk ...
8-year-old pens mom letter before she dies in Camp Mystic flood. ‘Made me smile’
The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died during catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas received something “very special” after her death. In one of two letters written to her mother, Blakely ...