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Maps show where devastating flash flooding hit Texas, including Camp Mystic

Devastating flash floods in Central Texas on Friday, July 4, have killed more than 120 people, including over two dozen at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls along the Guadalupe River.

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FEMA OK’d requests to move Camp Mystic buildings from flood map

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Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic

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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the y...

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The Tragedy in Texas Broke the Implicit Promise of Summer Camp

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Trump surveys damage in Texas after floods kill 120 and leave 160 missing

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What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl

“It’s hard not to feel like you are surrounded by a higher power when you’re down there, because it’s just so beautiful,” my friend Olivia Marrus told me.

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Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’

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Texas Mom Recalls Heartbreaking Moment Telling 6-Year-Old Daughter Her Friend Died in Camp Mystic Flood (Exclusive)

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Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood

Bubble Inn saw generations of 8-year-olds enter as strangers and emerge as confident young ladies equipped with new skills from the great outdoors and lifelong friends – bonds that would one day prove vital in the face of unfathomable tragedy.

FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

Photos: Summer camps before, after Guadalupe River flooding

Satellite images show the damage left behind after floodwaters rushed through Camp Mystic, Camp La Junta and other summer camps on July 4.

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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 surge.

Camp Mystic was in the nation’s ‘most dangerous river valley.’ Parents say they never knew.

Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.

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Camp Mystic Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems

Richard "Dick" Eastland, the late owner of Camp Mystic who died in last week's flooding, was aware of the dangers of the Guadalupe River and previously advocated for change in warning systems.

Camp Mystic, the haven on the Guadalupe River, has drawn campers for nearly a century

Camp Mystic, the summer haven torn apart by a deadly flood, has been a getaway for girls to make lifelong friends and find “ways to grow spiritually.”

Live updates: Texas flooding leaves at least 104 dead or missing, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers

MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION: The catastrophic flooding struck on Friday, causing a surge of 20 to 26 feet on the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, causing widespread damage. President Donald Trump has signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, which is west of Austin.