Texas, Camp and flash flood
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Nearly a week after floodwaters swept away more than a hundred lives, Texas officials are facing heated questions over how much was – or was not – done in the early morning hours of Friday as a wall of water raced down the Guadalupe River.
A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a potential catastrophe.
Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.
As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.
Officials reported at least 84 bodies recovered across Kerr and Kendall counties on Monday. That number is expected to grow.
Kids with ties to Camp Mystic raised more than $2,200 from their neighborhood lemonade and cookie stand to benefit the Hill Country camp.