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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 ...
As Texas Flood Raged, Camp Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself
The survival of people in local camps and low-lying areas depended not on official evacuations but on whether they were ...
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 ...
Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and population
A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic ...
How religious leaders are talking — and listening — about the losses at Camp Mystic
The truth is that religious leaders are dealing with the grief and pain, too. Coming together as a community gives Kershner a ...
Trump visits Texas after floods, meets with families who lost loved ones
Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Texas for an aerial tour of the sites of the catastrophic flooding, which killed ...