Several families of campers and counselors who died at Camp Mystic during July's flash flooding in Central Texas are suing the camp and its owners.
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- Families of campers and counselors who died in July's flash flooding at Camp Mystic are suing the camp and its owners for negligence. 5s
- Lawsuits allege officials ordered girls to remain in cabins as floodwaters rose and claim the camp failed to act on known flood risks. 13s
- The Guadalupe River rose from 14 to 30 feet within an hour, resulting in 27 deaths at the camp. 22s
- Camp Mystic's owners state the flood was a 'thousand year event' and argue the deaths were due to lack of warning, not camp actions. 2m 8s
- Camp Mystic plans to fight the lawsuits and open a new area away from the flood zone next summer. 2m 38s