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How Torrential Flooding Wrought Tragedy at an Almost Century-Old Camp for Girls in Central Texas

  • A flash flood struck Camp Mystic in central Texas on the night of July Fourth, killing 24 people and sweeping away cabins and campers.
  • Heavy rains exceeding 255mm fell rapidly on Friday, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in 45 minutes, overwhelming the area known as flash flood alley.
  • Rescue efforts involved helicopters, drones, and over 400 personnel searching for missing campers, including 10 girls and one counselor still unaccounted for Sunday night.
  • Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed 24 deaths including Camp Mystic director Dick Eastland who died saving children, while Governor Abbott said 41 people remain missing statewide amid ongoing searches.
  • The tragedy devastated a camp founded in 1926 long favored by Texas elites, as families and officials pray for victims and warn that heavy rains will continue into Tuesday.
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A flood in Texas caused at least 59 deaths over the weekend. A summer camp for girls was also affected. At least eleven of them were still missing on Sundays. However, in the ranks of the authorities, the blame assignments begin.

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At least 23 children also went missing in the flooding.

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cedarnews.net broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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