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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

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 flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors.

SFGATE · 18m

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

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals.

Seattle Times · 1d

As Texas Flood Raged, Camp Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself

The survival of people in local camps and low-lying areas depended not on official evacuations but on whether they were paying attention, on their own, to weather alerts in the middle of the night.

FEMA, Texas and flood

UPI · 15h

Free FEMA map provides insight into flood-zone risks

The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if they live in a designated flood zone. The tool can also be used to explore other areas, making it helpful for those planning a move, managing a rental property or checking on family or friends in another region.

ABC News on MSN · 22h

FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, data shows

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.

CNN on MSN · 2d

FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,

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FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that ...

21hon MSN

Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA

President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.

1don MSN

As FEMA aids Texas flood victims, Noem urges eliminating US agency 'as it exists today'

July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management ...

18hon MSN

Trump to visit Texas; White House says FEMA has funds for flood victims: Live updates

Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. State officials vowed to continue searching for over ...

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Texas flood victims received hours of critical warning through emergency mobile alert system

Government warnings reach mobile devices through partnerships between FEMA, FCC and carriers like Verizon and AT&T, as shown ...

Data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks. And, measles hit highest level in decades

New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic, where over two dozen died in the Texas flood. And, U.S. measles cases hit the highest level in over three decades.

How to set up emergency cellphone notifications for flash flood warnings and safety tips

Here's what to know about flash floods, emergency systems and how to stay safe as Florida is in the Atlantic hurricane season ...

NOLA.com2d

Trump-appointed council to overhaul FEMA meets in New Orleans. 'Not political theater.'

Trump’s FEMA council, led by Kristi Noem, met amid U.S. floods to discuss major changes, including possibly shifting disaster ...

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