In the years leading up to a tragic flood that killed over two dozen people at Camp Mystic in Texas, regulators granted appeals that exempted many camp buildings from federal flood zones, despite their proximity to expected flood elevations. Critics, including Syracuse University professor Sarah Pralle, expressed concern over the safety of a children’s camp being located in areas still classified as high-risk for flooding.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Regulators allowed a girls’ camp in Texas to be removed from flood risk maps, even though some buildings were still very close to areas that could flood, which is concerning because it is a camp for children.
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