Camp Mystic buildings removed from floodplain map
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A spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster.
Por RYAN J. FOLEY, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, y JIM MUSTIANLos organismos reguladores federales admitieron varias apelaciones para eliminar los edificios de Camp Mystic del mapa de inundaciones de 1
There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.
The Trump Administration argued that it was shifting to empower state governments to provide citizens with relief, but climate experts say that would be harmful.
The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump promised federal support, but his team emphasized the state's role.
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past childhood still describe with awe.
The National Weather Service issued an urgent flood warning at 1:14 a.m. July 4th. Camp personnel did not start moving girls to safety for at least 46 minutes.