Death toll from Texas flash floods tops 100
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The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."
Taking swift action, counselors at Camp La Junta in the Texas Hill Country managed to evacuate hundreds of children from a raging flood.
Two days before flash floods on the Guadalupe River in Texas killed dozens of campers at a Christian girls summer camp, a state inspector approved operations, noting there was a written plan for responding to natural disasters.
Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.
Satellite imagery of Camp Mystic and other areas along the Guadalupe River shows the devastating aftermath of the Fourth of July floods in Texas.
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.”
Jeff and Amber Wilson lost their lives in the flooding. As of Wednesday, July 9, their son, Shiloh, remains missing. According to a fundraising page set up by family, Jeff, Amber and Shiloh were in the Kerville area for a rodeo with Shiloh, who was described as a "young, spirited competitor." Jeff Wilson was a teacher in the Humble ISD.
At Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp nestled in the Texas Hill Country, 27 people are confirmed dead, most of them rising third- and fourth-graders. Of the "Bubble Inn" cabin—13 girls and two counselors—10 girls and one counselor have been found dead. Three girls and a second counselor, 19-year-old Katherine Ferruzzo, remain missing.
Torrential rains pounded Central Texas on Friday, dropping more than 10 inches of rain and causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet, flooding Camp Mystic and nearby areas in Kerr County. By Saturday morning, it was confirmed that Dick Eastland, 70, had died. News of his death quickly spread across generations of Camp Mystic alumni.
Robert Earl Keen, a Texas music legend who has a ranch in Kerrville and whose daughters attended Camp Mystic, talks about the impact of July 4 floods.