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Experts share key questions parents should ask about summer camp safety following the deadly Texas flooding that left dozens dead at a girls’ camp.
Federal regulators removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map as the camp looked to expand.
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors.
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue.
The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be lenient towards building owners with restrictions, some state leaders and environmental experts told ABC News.
Camp officials across the country said they had heard from worried parents after the Texas floods. As they try to reassure them, some camps are adding more safety procedures.
Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.
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The Texas Tribune on MSN'Disasters are a human choice' | Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areasExperts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.
Flash floods last week in Texas caused the Guadalupe River to rise dramatically, reaching three stories high in just two hours