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Texas floods latest: 133 dead as report claims Camp Mystic leader received flood warning hour before disaster - Flash flood warnings remain in effect across parts of Central Texas Tuesday morning as t
Eyewitness accounts reveal terrifying moments when a massive flood struck Hunt, Texas on July Fourth, killing more than 100 people.
Search and recovery teams are also looking for a missing camp counselor who hasn't been seen since the July Fourth flooding catastrophe.
Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.
Chloe Childress, a counselor at Camp Mystic, died during the flooding in Hunt, Texas, according to a representative of her high school.
At least 27 died in one of the worst disasters ever for summer camps. The tragedy shines a spotlight on America's camps and whether they're safe.
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's little sister, Paisley, was at a camp on a smaller arm of the Guadalupe River. The 14-year-old was "just miles" away from Camp Mystic in Central Texas, which has been devastated by the deadly floodwaters spurred by extreme rainfall on July 4.
The number of fatalities connected to the Kerr County floods has risen to 75, local officials said Monday as search and rescue efforts continue and Camp Mystic grieved ”the loss of 27 campers and counselors”.
Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.
Camp Mystic confirmed it had a plan for natural disasters during an inspection on Wednesday, July 2. Two days later, devastating floodwaters hit Kerr County, Texas. At least 27 campers and counselors have died.