Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found.
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before flood waters swept away children and counselors, a review by AP found. buff.ly/JlzquQZ
-- PBS News (@pbsnews.org) Jul 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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As predicted, the mindset of unmitigated development in Texas cost those little girls their lives.
#1 | Posted by jpw
I brought up this exact issue on the day of the flooding, but all the Lumpers here wanted to blame the NWS (Trump indirectly).
Still there's nothing wrong with building in the flood zone. The question/problem is that you need a plan and be able to execute that plan when needed.
Just days before the flood, the State of Texas approved the camp's evacuation process/plan.
apnews.com
But the camp leaders waited an hour after receiving the "life-threatening flood" warning before executing the plan.
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