FEMA deleted Texas camp's buildings from flood map
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Barely a week after devastating floods destroyed Camp Mystic and killed at least 132, Camp CAMP, which serves disabled youth, reopened Monday, thanks to a herculean cleanup led by a volunteer army.
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 camp where 27 girls died successfully challenged initial risk designations by US regulators, according to reports.
The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more scrutiny.
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FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSNFEMA removed parts of Camp Mystic from 100-year flood map after camp appeals, AP reportFEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from its 100-year floodplain map for Kerr County, the AP reports.
Federal emergency authorities removed dozens of structures from a Texas summer camp s official flood hazard map in the years before a catastrophic flash flood tore through the facility, killing
The floods show that a shift in mindset is needed for disaster preparedness and our warming world, writes Bill Weir, CNN’s Chief Climate Correspondent.