Photos and videos of Camp Mystic after the central Texas camp was caught in a deadly deluge over the weekend are going viral. At least 27 children and counselors died after the nearby Guadalupe River became a mass torrent of water that surged over 26 feet in less than an hour on Friday.

Dr. Karin Price of Texas Children's Hospital shares tips for parents on how to talk to kids about the deadly Texas floods.

The haunting video has gained over 700,000 views and thousands of comments, with many reactions embracing something fundamental to Camp Mystic: prayer.

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The girls’ parents were staying in a cabin nearby, The New York Times reported. Many of the youngest campers staying at Camp Mystic will never go home, including 8-year-old Sarah Marsh from Alabama.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday during a press conference that about 23 girls were still missing after major flooding at a private Christian summer camp in Hunt.

After 27 Camp Mystic campers died due to the flash floods that hit Texas on July 4, Stella Thompson—a 13-year-old camper who was rescued from the scene—described the terrifying experience.

The Guadalupe River basin had drawn July Fourth weekend revelers to its youth and family campgrounds, RV parks and apartment rentals. But this basin was also prone to flash flooding – and soon an entire summer’s worth of rain would begin to fall.

I can't imagine the pain so many parents in Texas are now suffering. They deserve answers about why warning systems were not activated earlier.

Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp