Photos and videos of Camp Mystic after the central Texas camp was caught in a deadly deluge over the weekend are going viral. At least 27 children and counselors died after the nearby Guadalupe River became a mass torrent of water that surged over 26 feet in less than an hour on Friday.

Dr. Karin Price of Texas Children's Hospital shares tips for parents on how to talk to kids about the deadly Texas floods.

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The haunting video has gained over 700,000 views and thousands of comments, with many reactions embracing something fundamental to Camp Mystic: prayer.

Camp Mystic posted an update on its website Monday morning. It said that its community grieves the deaths of 27 campers and counselors from flash flooding that swept through the camp in the early

The girls’ parents were staying in a cabin nearby, The New York Times reported. Many of the youngest campers staying at Camp Mystic will never go home, including 8-year-old Sarah Marsh from Alabama.

The Guadalupe River basin had drawn July Fourth weekend revelers to its youth and family campgrounds, RV parks and apartment rentals. But this basin was also prone to flash flooding – and soon an entire summer’s worth of rain would begin to fall.

I can't imagine the pain so many parents in Texas are now suffering. They deserve answers about why warning systems were not activated earlier.