Texas, flood and Camp Mystic
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There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.
The camp where 27 girls died successfully challenged initial risk designations by US regulators, according to reports.
Many camps in the Guadalupe river region are adjacent or are partially inside high-risk flood zones, according to maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more scrutiny.
The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many Americans have a flood risk they are not aware of.
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The Christian Post on MSNFEMA missed major flood risk at Christian Camp Mystic, analysis claims to showThe Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA failed to include multiple buildings on its flood risk map for Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, according to an analysis by NPR, PBS s FRONTLINE and data
Eight years ago, in the aftermath of yet another river flood in the Texas Hill Country, officials in Kerr County debated whether more needed to be done to build a warning system along the banks of the Guadalupe River.