Texas camp buildings were removed from map showing flood risks, US media reports

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials reportedly removed Camp Mystic buildings from high-risk flood zones on official maps after appeals from the camp, years before 27 children died in severe flooding on July 4. According to investigations by the New York Times and Associated Press, FEMA's 2011 maps initially designated the summer camp, located in a low-lying area by the Guadalupe River, as being at high flood risk. Despite being successful in challenging these designations, some cabins were situated in a "floodway" zone where dangerous floodwaters would be expected, while others were in areas projected to flood once every century.