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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Shyna Mae Deang

Camp Mystic Faces Lawsuits Over 'Neglect' Claims After Deadly Texas Floods

An Officer Prays with a Family as they pick up items at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas,July 9,2025 (Credit: Ashley Landis,File/Ap Photo)

Camp Mystic, a historic all-girls summer camp in Hunt, Texas, is facing multiple lawsuits from families who lost loved ones in catastrophic floods that hit the area in early July 2025, when 27 campers and counsellors were killed near the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.

Court documents allege that camp administrators ignored repeated flood warnings and failed to evacuate despite alerts from the National Weather Service hours before the flooding. Plaintiffs accuse Camp Mystic of 'reckless disregard for human life' and claim its emergency plan was outdated and insufficient for the storm's severity.

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