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At least 24 dead in Texas flash flooding; two dozen young campers missing Reuters
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Texas officials said between 23 to 25 kids from Camp Mystic remain unaccounted for as the Guadalupe River swelled above its banks during a freak early morning rainstorm.
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Camp Mystic, on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, has been operated by generations of the same family since the 1930s.
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Camp Mystic updates: 25 killed in Texas floods, 5 people from Houston confirmed Houston ChronicleDeath toll climbs to 24 in Hill Country; search and rescue continue Austin American-StatesmanWatch: Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction BBC'Catastrophic flooding event' in Kerr County: 24 dead, several others still missing FOX 7 Austin
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10 of the teenagers swept away died in the flood, including a girl named Melanie Finley who fell to her death during a rescue attempt.
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Camp Mystic — where a frantic search is underway for survivors of a catastrophic flood — has been a destination for the daughters of Texas's political elite since it was founded in 1926.
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Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday as at least six people were killed and about 20 girls attending a summer camp were reported missing after months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours.
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