Camp Mystic, Texas Flood and Viral
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A heartbreaking video shows campers and staffers at Camp Mystic being playful and enjoying their summer hours before waters from the catastrophic Texas flash flood swept away scores of young girls.
Kellyanne Lytal was among the missing Camp Mystic campers. On Friday, her family confirmed her life was taken in the flooding.
The death toll has now climbed to at least 129, making it America's deadliest rainfall-driven flash flood since 1976.
MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION: The catastrophic flooding struck on Friday, causing a surge of 20 to 26 feet on the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, causing widespread damage. President Donald Trump has signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, which is west of Austin.
There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.