Texas, Camp Mystic
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The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died during catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas received something “very special” after her death. In one of two letters written to her mother, Blakely McCroy said she was having an “amazing” time at Camp Mystic, according to 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.
Officials have confirmed nearly 130 people dead in the wake of the catastrophic Fourth of July storms on Friday, July 11, one full week after the floods began devastating the Texas Hill Country. The updates come after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the region with other Texas officials on Friday.
The death toll from the catastrophic Texas floods has risen to at least 82 — with dozens more people missing and the number of those killed only expected to rise as the Lone Star State sifts
Campers as young as 8-years-old were swept away by catastrophic flooding in central Texas when tropical rainfall sent the Guadalupe River surging onto Camp Mystic, where the young campers slept.
• Texas flood victims: At least 150 people are known to be missing in Kerr County as a result of the flooding in central Texas, according to officials. At least a dozen others are missing in other parts of the state. Authorities said Wednesday that 120 people have died. Read more about the victims.