Breaking news: Summer camp says 27 girls and staff killed in Texas floods

Breaking news: Summer camp says 27 girls and staff killed in Texas floods

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July 7, 2025, 9:33 a.m. ET

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Summer Camp Says 27 Girls and Staff Are Killed in Texas Floods

Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, confirmed that at least 27 campers and counselors had died, calling the floods an “unimaginable tragedy.” The deluge has killed at least 81 people in the state.

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Workers climb through a tangle of flood debris.

Texas officials feared a flood risk to youth camps, but rejected a warning system. →

Three people in a small water craft on a body of water. There are uprooted trees in the foreground.

Terrified girls, helicopters and a harrowing scene: Read a rescuer’s account at Camp Mystic. →

North Carolina saw up to 10 inches of rain in some areas and water rescues in Chapel Hill. →

A woman moves a pallet of food in the back of a truck loaded with water and other supplies in Kerrville, Texas.

Here’s how to help the Texas flood victims. →

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