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Search efforts persist in Texas following devastating floods that claimed 132 lives, including campers at Camp Mystic.

A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.

Camp Mystic's executive director began evacuating campers approximately 45 minutes after the National Weather Service issued a "life-threatening flash flooding" alert.

At least 132 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July. The ...

The beloved director of Camp Mystic allegedly waited more than 45 minutes to begin evacuating children after receiving an ...