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Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central ...

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

Camp Mystic was hosting 750 children this week when deadly flooding in Texas devastated the state, leaving at least 79 dead ...

"We are praying for them constantly." It's unclear how many of the 27 fatal victims were children and how many were counselors. Across the state, at least 81 people have died in the ...

The family of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is grieving the loss of a 9-year-old girl who died in the flash floods in ...

At least 82 people were killed in the devastating Texas floods, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens are still ...

“Oh my God, we’re floating,” Ruffin Boyett realized. The campers had to make a quick decision. “The flood started getting ...

On its website Monday morning, the all-girls camp said “our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this ...