the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise
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Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
11hon MSN
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
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.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
In other words, we keep playing a game of chance with forces indifferent to us—until we are finally reminded of the cost of losing.