Camp Mystic counselor, campers remain missing
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At least 121 people have been killed and 173 others are missing as Texas officials deflect questions over the state’s response to the catastrophic flash floods.Kerr County remains at the center of the disaster after the Guadalupe River burst its banks on Friday.
At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely hazardous” by the county.
Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.
Brooklyn and Bailey MckNight's little sister, Paisley, was at a camp on a smaller arm of the Guadalupe River. The 14-year-old was "just miles" away from Camp Mystic in Central Texas, which has been devastated by the deadly floodwaters spurred by extreme rainfall on July 4.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's voice broke as she recounted her emotional visit to Camp Mystic in Texas.
Flash floods that swept through Texas over the Fourth of July weekend have left more than 100 people dead and dozens of others missing.
Rep. August Pfluger said he reunited with his daughters who were evacuated from Camp Mystic in Texas amid deadly flooding, as stories of heroism emerge.
Amy and Joe Etheridge, of Cat Spring, say they dropped off their son, Windom, at Camp La Junta in Hunt, about 13 miles west of Kerrville, last week.