FEMA's Flood Map Changes and the Texas Flood Crisis
TL;DR
FEMA repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from its 100-year flood map, potentially reducing oversight and flood insurance requirements, despite the camp's location in a flood-prone area that experienced a severe flood, leading to tragic loss of life. Experts criticize the exemptions, suggesting they may have contributed to inadequate preparedness for the historic flood.
- FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show NPR
- Before the Central Texas Floods, the Owners of Camp Mystic Were a Fixture The New York Times
- Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood CNN
- Texas floods latest: Camp Mystic cabins ‘built on extremely hazardous flood zone’ The Independent
- Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government's disaster response Reuters
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