US EditionAfter Texas Floods that Killed Campers, Here’s What to Consider when Sending Your Kids to Camp
NORTH ALABAMA, JUL 8 – River Valley Ranch strengthens weather safety with live radar monitoring and alerts to reassure parents after Texas floods killed 28 children, camp leaders said.
- Flooding in Texas resulted in the deaths of over 100 individuals, among them 28 children, and led to a devastating flash flood at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country.
- The tragedy followed significant rainfall and rapid river expansion, with camp leaders emphasizing unpredictability and recalling prior severe floods.
- Camp Mystic and other camps responded by highlighting safety protocols, sending messages to families, and encouraging communication with counselors trained to address concerns.
- Experts recommended that parents address their fears by concentrating on practical steps within their reach and highlighted how camp experiences foster bravery, social development, and resilience despite the inherent uncertainties of nature.
- The floods prompted camps nationwide to reaffirm safety priorities and emergency plans, while some leaders expressed hope that this rare event would not deter families from camp participation.
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After Texas floods that killed campers, here’s what to consider when sending your kids to camp
By ED WHITE Death and destruction at a venerable Texas summer camp might have parents wondering about the risks of sending their kids away to any camp, even if it’s in a much different setting and less vulnerable to a natural disaster. The stunning flood that killed more than two dozen campers and counselors along a river at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country was the result of extraordinary rain and walls of water. Nonetheless, experts agree …
White House press secretary calls out ‘depraved lie’ following fatal Texas floods
Days of finger-pointing after recent floods in Texas tore through a summer camp and killed more than 100 people have reached the White House, which called the blame toward President Donald Trump a “depraved lie.”Flood waters from the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas, surged by more than 20 feet over 90 minutes on Friday, NBC News reported. In the water’s path was Camp Mystic, a girls’ summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed.
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Maryland camp reinforces weather safety protocols after catastrophic Texas floods
Camp leaders at River Valley Ranch in Manchester said they are heartbroken for the lives lost in the Texas floods, including those at Camp Mystic. “As a camp director, our primary job is to care for children and provide them with positive, meaningful, impactful experiences. To think that something like this could happen at your camp is utterly devastating,” said Jon Bisset, the executive director at River Valley Ranch. Bisset, who has run the ov…
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