Photos of Camp Mystic for Girls
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Before and after satellite images from Texas show the effects of the devastating flooding that occurred along the Guadalupe River on July 4.
The Associated Press has assembled an approximate timeline of the 48 hours before, during and after the deadly flash flood, beginning with the activation of the state’s emergency response resources on July 2 — the same day Texas signed off on the camp’s emergency plan for disasters.
A heartbreaking video shows campers and staffers at Camp Mystic being playful and enjoying their summer hours before waters from the catastrophic Texas flash flood swept away scores of young girls.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A pair of North Texas children with a tie to Camp Mystic raised money for the camp after it was ravaged in the devastating floods in Central Texas over the July 4 weekend.
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This is camp, and camp is heaven on earth, home away from home, a retreat from the rest of their lives for two or four weeks at a time.
Traditional summer camps are, by design, exposed to nature. As climate change makes summers more intense, how much should parents worry?