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As the raging Guadalupe River burst its banks and wreaked havoc in central Texas, a young woman named Joyce Badon sent a ...

At least 27 campers and counselors were killed at Camp Mystic during the devastating Texas floods, the camp said in a statement. Some remain missing.

Flash floods in Texas killed at least 82 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing, ...

“Oh my God, we’re floating,” Ruffin Boyett realized. The campers had to make a quick decision. “The flood started getting ...

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...

"It's just too much to bear," Pamela Brown says as the death toll rises to more than 80, including 27 campers and counselors.

At least 82 people were killed in the devastating Texas floods, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens are still ...

Camp Mystic was hosting 750 children this week when deadly flooding in Texas devastated the state, leaving at least 79 dead ...

Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in Central ...

Flash floods swept through Texas over the Fourth of July weekend, leaving at least 80 people dead. Dozens remain missing.