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FEMA loosened flood oversight at Camp Mystic

Records: FEMA cut dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion

In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county’s flood map to remove 15 of the camp’s buildings from the hazard area.

Yahoo · 3h

FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’

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 floodplain

Times Union · 6h

Alert: FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?

Texas, Kerr County and flood

The Independent on MSN · 5h

Texas floods latest: Over 120 dead as Kerr County ‘repeatedly denied funding’ for flood warning system

The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Emergency Response Comes Under Scrutiny After Deadly Texas Floods

A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a potential catastrophe.

ABC · 2d

Texas flooding live updates: 96 dead in Kerr County, at least 120 dead in the state

All campers from the all-boys Camp La Junta survived and are safe, officials from the Kerr County camp said. "We are profoundly grateful that every boy at Camp La Junta is safe, yet our hearts are heavy,

KSAT18h

FEMA response to Hill Country floods slowed by cost controls, sources tell CNN

Rescue efforts began Friday, but FEMA did not deploy its network of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.

2don MSN

'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

More than 100 people are dead and 150 known to be missing in Texas Wednesday from flooding but questions remain about how the ...

2don MSN

Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...

1don MSN

Trump's cost-cutting efforts delayed FEMA's response to Texas floods, officials say

Some FEMA officials claim President Trump's cost-cutting policies are to blame for the delayed response to the disastrous ...

1don MSN

One week later, key questions remain about officials' response to deadly floods in Central Texas

A week after catastrophic floods in Central Texas, key questions remain unanswered about how state and local officials ...

3don MSN

Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety

A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.

CNN2d

Kerr County Sheriff and authorities have yet to explain who did what ...

Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator W.B. “Dub” Thomas declined to comment when asked to explain the actions the county took in the early morning hours of Friday, CNN previously ...

NBC News3d

Texas officials give few answers to growing questions about response to ...

Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren't yet examining how the emergency response unfolded. IE 11 is not ...

Expert calls Kerr County flood alert delays ‘a point of failure’

An expert highlights a "point of failure" in Kerr County's emergency alerts during the flood. Why was Code Red sent at 10 a.m ...

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