Trump visits Texas flood zone
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The family of Dick and Tweety Eastland, the owners of Camp Mystic, where at least 27 died during the devastating Texas floods, is focusing on helping the families of campers and counselors while trying to process their own grief.
Hundreds gathered at a Texas stadium to honor the 120 flood victims; the governor urged better disaster preparedness.
Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk.
Among the victims of the devastating flooding in Texas are campers and counselors from a girls summer camp. A thousand miles from Camp Mystic, the tragedy hits close to home at another summer camp nestled in the Rocky Mountains.
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According to local authorities, at least 109 people died on July 4 and 5, most of which were swept up in floodwaters from campgrounds along the Guadalupe River. That’s just shy of the 118 deaths reported as a result of Hurricane Rita in 2005.