Camp Mystic, flash flood
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At least 132 people, including 27 campers from Camp Mystic, have died after the catastrophic July 4th flood in Texas Hill Country.
Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.
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Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
Katherine Ferruzzo, a Camp Mystic counselor who had been missing since the Texas floods, was found dead on Friday, July 11, Ferruzzo's family confirmed in a statement obtained by NBC 5.
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Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.
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Texas Rangers have identified Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal, 8, as a victim of Camp Mystic after 27 girls went missing after the Guadalupe River flooded the Christian retreat.
The floodwaters that brought historic death and devastation to the Texas Hill Country have receded. Left behind are a tangled mess of ruined neighborhoods and campgrounds, scores of bodies and plenty
Young girls, camp employees and vacationers are among the at least 120 people who died when Texas' Guadalupe River flooded.