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The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more scrutiny.
At least 120 people have been found dead since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children.
Heroics of Texas camp counselors cast spotlight on those who oversee millions of US kids each summer
As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm.
Glen Lake Camp & Retreat Center is among many summer camps taking a hard look at their emergency preparedness following deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country. The Christian camp for kids in Somervell County, operated by the United Methodist Church since 1939, began reassessing its safety procedures after the recent tragedy.
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Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.
North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas have all suffered deadly floods in the last week after intense rain storms. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
House Bill 13, supported by Texas legislators across party lines, proposed the creation of a government council to develop an emergency response plan and administer a grant program focused on
CNN’s Bill Weir reports from the ruins of Camp Mystic in Texas, where deadly floods have claimed at least 27 lives. Weir explains how climate change is making flooding more extreme and common.