FEMA's Oversight Allowed Camp Mystic to Operate in Hazardous Flood Zone
TL;DR
FEMA repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from the 100-year flood map, potentially reducing oversight and flood insurance requirements, despite the camp's location in a high-risk floodplain. The camp experienced a severe flood that exceeded the 100-year event, causing tragic loss of life, raising concerns about the accuracy of flood risk assessments and the impact of map amendments on safety and regulation.
- FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show CNN
- Before the Central Texas Floods, the Owners of Camp Mystic Were a Fixture The New York Times
- FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’ The Independent
- 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
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