Texas, flood and Camp Mystic
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President Donald Trump suggested the tragic loss of life that occurred in Texas as a result of historic flooding could have been mitigated if the county had “bells... or something, go off.” In an interview with his daughter-in-law Lara Trump on her Fox News show,
The family of Dick and Tweety Eastland, the owners of Camp Mystic, where at least 27 died during the devastating Texas floods, is focusing on helping the families of campers and counselors while trying to process their own grief.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.
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FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSNNorth Texas lemonade stand raises money for Camp Mystic victims' familiesSaturday afternoon, like many kids do, a group in Highland Park held a lemonade stand. The money wasn't for them, but for those who lost their daughters in the historic flooding event in Hunt, Texas,
Young girls, camp employees and vacationers are among the at least 120 people who died when Texas' Guadalupe River flooded.
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.
Search and recovery teams are also looking for a missing camp counselor who hasn't been seen since the July Fourth flooding catastrophe.