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Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in 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 ...

Officials with Camp Mystic have confirmed 27 campers and counselors died in the flooding on the Guadalupe River this past ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot, second from front left, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, second from right, visit ...

Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly. We have been in communication with local and state authorities who are ...

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 bigger,” Piers Boyett said. “We have bunk beds in our cabin, and (the water) ...

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...

Torrential rains have unleashed widespread flooding across Texas, forcing evacuations, shutting down roads, and overwhelming ...