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Mountainguy

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7. Regardless of who or when warnings were issued....

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 03:00 AM

Jul 7

There would have been a much less tragic result had TX not allowed camps to house children in known flood zones.

Many of the cabins at Camp Mysic were sitting in a 100 year flood zone. Meaning that in any given year there was a 1% chance of them being flooded. If that flood were to come at night during a camp session....like it did on Friday....then the campers could be swept away before anyone knew what was going on. And that happened.

Had they been forced to relocate those cabins to higher ground, which is available on that property, they would have been much safer. And not only did they not do that, they decided to also house the youngest girls in the cabins at greatest risk.

Why is Texas allowing commercially operated facilities to house children in high risk areas?

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Texas officials, both state and local FAILED TO WARN CAMPERS [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 6 OP

Murderers! SheltieLover Jul 6 #1

camp operators in a known flood hazard zone were warned of possible floods and did nada nt msongs Jul 6 #2

This guy gives the same BS answer they always do when they can't defend their failure to act. patphil Jul 6 #3

Shouldn't the local authorities have ordered and carried out a mandatory evacuation of flood-prone areas? LonePirate Jul 6 #4

Would you expect any Decency from Texas after Uvalde? I don't. Bread and Circuses Jul 7 #5

Was reading about a 1987 flood in the general area: LeftInTX Jul 7 #6

Regardless of who or when warnings were issued.... Mountainguy Jul 7 #7

you will hear the usual crap about TRADITION Skittles Jul 8 #8

Just like Uvalde. WarGamer Jul 8 #9