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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.

Several organizations are accepting donations for those impacted by the floods, as well as first responders and volunteers.

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 ...

Deadly floods have devastated Texas. Experts say climate change is making disasters like these harder to predict. View on ...

"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 ...

Yet critical data about this freakish weather hitting America and the rest of the world is about to go offline, at the moment in history that we need it the most. Don’t let the government withhold ...

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