FEMA’s Dangerous Flood Map Decisions Put American Children at Risk at Camp Mystic

How could federal agencies allow dozens of buildings at a children’s summer camp to be stripped from flood hazard maps before devastating waters swept through? This stark reality at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, exposes glaring failures in FEMA’s oversight that tragically cost lives and demand immediate scrutiny.Why Were Critical Flood Protections Loosened for a Camp Responsible for Children’s Safety?Camp Mystic sits precariously along the Guadalupe River in what is known as "flash flood alley," an area prone to sudden, catastrophic flooding. From 2011 onward, FEMA designated parts of the camp within a 100-year flood zone—meaning there was a...