Consultation opens on 100 year Jersey coastal defence plans
The government's Shoreline Management Plan said global warming was causing sea levels to rise by about 3mm per year, increasing to 9mm per year by 2070.It said: "This means we could see our sea levels rise by 0.82m by 2120. "At this level, many of our sea defences would struggle to provide protection against flooding." The Harve Des Pas scheme aims to improve the resilience of the area for the next 100 years, according to the government. It said: "Covering the coastline from La Collette to La Grande Charrière Slipway, the scheme will address the growing risk of wave overtopping and rising water levels. "While the existing defences remain in good condition, the area has been identified as the island's highest priority for upgrades."This is the largest coastal defences project undertaken in Jersey since the 1800's."
The government added extending the existing shoreline as part of the defences would allow greater opportunities for "public realm enhancements".This includes new promenades, safe cycle routes, landscaped coastal gardens, and enhanced wildlife habitats for Havre des Pas.Drop-in sessions on the plans are due to be held at the Lido from Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 July, offering Islanders the opportunity to speak with the project team and learn more about the plans.
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The Independent
4 hours ago
- The Independent
Faith-based camps like those hit by Texas floods are rite of passage for many. They're now grieving
Texas' catastrophic flooding hit faith-based summer camps especially hard, and the heartbreak is sweeping across the country where similar camps mark a rite of passage and a crucial faith experience for millions of children and teens. 'Camp is such a unique experience that you just instantly empathize,' said Rachael Botting of the tragedy that struck Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 people were killed. A search was underway for more than 160 missing people in the area filled with youth camps as the overall death toll passed 100 on Tuesday. Botting, a former Christian camp counselor, is a Wheaton College expert on the role camp plays in young people's faith formation. 'I do plan to send my boys to Christian summer camps. It is a nonnegotiable for us,' added the mother of three children under 4. Generations of parents and children have felt the same about the approximately 3,000 faith-based summer camps across the country. That is because for many campers, and young camp counselors, they are crucial independence milestones — the first time away from family or with a job away from home, said Robert Lubeznik-Warner, a University of Utah youth development researcher. Experts say camps offer the opportunity to try skills and social situations for the first time while developing a stronger sense of self — and to do so in the safety of communities sharing the same values. Camp rules: Do good and keep the faith After the floodwaters rampaged through Camp Mystic, authorities and families have been combing through the wreckage strewed between the cabins and the riverbank. On Sunday, a man there carried a wood sign similar to those seen hanging outside the door of several buildings. It read: 'Do Good. Do No Harm. Keep Falling In Love With Jesus." For generations, these Texas campers have been challenged to master quintessential summer activities from crafts to swimming while also growing in spiritual practices. Campers and counselors shared devotionals after breakfast, before bed and on Sunday mornings along the banks of the Guadalupe River, according to Camp Mystic's brochure and website. They sang songs, listened to Scripture and attended Bible studies, too. How big of a role faith has in the camp experience varies, Botting said. There are Christian camps where even canoeing outings are discussed as metaphors for spiritual journeys, others that aim to insert more religious activities like reading the Bible into children's routines, and some that simply seek to give people a chance to encounter Jesus. The religious emphasis also varies at Jewish camps, which span traditions from Orthodox to Reform. Activities range from daily Torah readings to yoga, said Jamie Simon, who leads the Foundation for Jewish Camp. The group supports 300 camps across North America, with about 200,000 young people involved this summer alone. What they all have in common is a focus on building self-esteem as well as positive Jewish communities and identities — all particularly important as many struggle with antisemitism as well as the loneliness and mental health barriers common across all youth, Simon said. At Seneca Hills Bible Camp and Retreat Center in Pennsylvania, there is archery, basketball and volleyball for summer campers, but also daily chapel, listening to missionaries and taking part in Bible study or hearing a Bible story depending on their age, which ranges from 5 to 18-year-olds. 'There's a whole host of activities, but really the focus for camp is building relationships with one another and encouraging the kids' relationships with God,' said camp executive director Lindon Fowler. For many, participating in the same summer camp is also a generational tradition. Children are sent to the same place as their parents and grandparents to be around people who share the same value system in ways they can't often experience in their local communities. A taste of faith, wilderness and independence for more than two centuries Because of their emphasis on independence and spending time away from family, summer camps in general have been especially popular in North America, Lubeznik-Warner said. In the United States, faith-based summer camps date back to two parallel movements in the 19th century — the revivalist religious gatherings in tents and the 'fresh-air movement' after the industrial revolution — and boomed after World War II, Botting said. Particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, as questions about children's dependence on technology have surged, interest has grown in summer camps as 'places where kids can really unplug, where kids can be kids,' Botting said. Many parents like that camp can disconnect their children from their devices. 'We're interested in campers hearing similar messages that they're going to get at home or in their church or their faith communities,' Fowler said. He added: 'I think they can hear … the meaning of things more clearly while they're at camp" and away from distractions. For Rob Ribbe, who teaches outdoors leadership at Wheaton College's divinity school, all the elements of camp have biblical resonance. 'God uses times away, in community, often in creation … as a way to shape and form us, and help us to know him,' Ribbe said. Summer camp challenges: Safety protocols and determination There are faith-related challenges, too. As children explore their identities and establish bonds outside their families, many programs have been wrestling with how to strike a balance between holding on to their denominations' teachings while remaining welcoming, especially on issues of gender and sexuality, Botting said. Rising costs are also a pressing issue. Historically, camps have been particularly popular among middle to upper-income families who can afford fees in the thousands of dollars for residential camps. And then there is safety — whether in terms of potential abuse, with many church denominations marred by recent scandals, or the inherent risks of the outdoors. In Texas' case, controversy is mounting over preparedness and official alerts for the natural disaster. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of parents trust Brad Barnett and his team to keep their children safe — physically and spiritually — at the dozens of summer camps run by Lifeway Christian Resources. Barnett, director of camp ministry, said already his staff has shared personal connections to Camp Mystic: One staff member's daughter was an alum; another's went to the same day camp with a girl who died in the flood; and a former staff member taught at the high school of a counselor who died. But the tragedy is also informing their work as they provide yet another week of Christian summer camp experiences for children across the country. 'That's the punch in the gut for us,' he said. 'We know that there's an implicit promise that we're going to keep your kid safe, and so to not be able to deliver on that and the loss of life, it's just so tragic and felt by so many.' Experts say camp staff are likely to double down on best practices to respond to emergencies and keep their campers safe in the aftermath of the Texas floods. 'It's, truly, truly heartbreaking for the whole community of Christian camping,' said Gregg Hunter, president of Christian Camp and Conference Association, which serves about 850 member camps catering to about 7 million campers a year. But the positive and often lifelong impacts on children's confidence and faith identity are so powerful that many leaders expressed hope the tragedy wouldn't discourage children from trying it. 'It's where my life took a dramatic turn from being a young, obnoxious, rebellious teenager,' Hunter said. 'My camp experience introduced me to so many things, including to my faith, an opportunity, an option to enter into a relationship with God.' Simon, a former camper and camp leader, said she is happy her son is currently at camp — even though there is a river by it. 'I wouldn't want him to be anywhere else,' she said. ___ Associated Press writers Jim Vertuno and Holly Meyer contributed. ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
The Independent
6 hours ago
- The Independent
These Texas twins shared made-up games and story time. They died together at Camp Mystic
Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence were happy children who shared the kind of bond twins do, but the 8-year-old girls from Dallas were also different from each other. Hanna was the one with endless energy who wanted to be a chef and open a restaurant to feed the needy for free. Rebecca had an infectious laugh, but also 'a killer eye-roll,' her parents said. One day, she wanted to become a teacher. Neither will ever get a chance to fulfill those dreams. The twins, who had just finished second grade, died along with 25 other campers and counselors at Camp Mystic in horrific flooding in the Texas Hill Country that killed dozens more on July 4. The girls left behind a devastated big sister along with their parents. 'Hanna and Rebecca brought so much joy to us, to their big sister Harper, and to so many others,' John and Lacy Lawrence said in a statement. 'We will find ways to keep that joy, and to continue to spread it for them.' They added: 'But we are devastated that the bond we shared with them, and that they shared with each other, is now frozen in time. ' More than 100 people died in the flooding across central Texas, including the 27 from Camp Mystic. Flood waters roared over the hard-packed earth after an early morning storm caused the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet (8 meters) in just 45 minutes. Most of the deaths reported are in Kerr County, where Camp Mystic and other youth camps dotted the landscape. A massive search for those still missing has been ongoing, but four days have passed since anyone was found alive in Kerr County, officials said Tuesday. 'It has been an unimaginable time for all of us,' said David Lawrence, Hanna and Rebecca's grandfather and the former publisher of the Miami Herald. The girls gave their family, including their sister, joy, he said in a statement. 'They and that joy can never be forgotten." The girls found delight in different ways. Hanna could always be found building, drawing and creating, while Rebecca was always up for a family movie night and loved all animals, real and plush. No one could make Rebecca laugh as much or as hard as Hanna did. 'They were so different, but had the sweetest friendship,' their parents said in an email Tuesday. The twins shared a love of books, staying up all night to read to each other or spending hours playing make-believe games 'with each playing multiple starring roles.' They also shared a desire to be just like Harper, their big sister. University Park Elementary School, where Hanna and Rebecca attended, said on its website that 'numerous' students were in the Texas Hill Country during the flooding and had to evacuate. A message seeking comment was left with the school Tuesday afternoon. ___ DeMillo reported from Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Guardian
7 hours ago
- The Guardian
Texas flooding: firefighters from Mexico arrive to aid in search and rescue efforts
A contingent of firefighters and first responders from Mexico arrived in Texas over the weekend to aid in search and rescue efforts following the devastating flooding of the Guadalupe River in a show of solidarity with their northern neighbors. 'When it comes to firefighters, there's no borders,' Ismael Aldaba, founder of Fundación 911, in Acuña, Mexico, told CNN on Tuesday. 'There's there's nothing that'll avoid us from helping another firefighter, another family. It doesn't matter where we're at in the world. That's the whole point of our discipline and what we do.' They represent one of a handful of volunteer groups, including highly skilled search and rescue teams from California, that have traveled to Texas after the flooding which is being described as one of the US's deadliest floods in decades. Dozens of people are still missing. Under the command of Mountain Home fire department and Texas state police, Fundación 911 is assisting along the Guadalupe River and coordinating to bring in reinforcements equipped with search and rescue canines from the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The team of 13 hails from just across the US-Mexico border from the Texas counties most severely impacted by the flooding, and has practice responding to crises in flood zones along the Rio Grande River. The arrival of the international team comes amid tensions along the US-Mexico border over the Trump administration's sweeping crackdown on immigration. But the message expressed by the firefighters this week has been one of unity. One of the volunteers, José Omar Llanas Hernández, told CBS News he feels immense pride in being able to serve communities and aid in rescues in any country. His colleague, Jesús Gomez, who is a dual citizen of the US and Mexico, told the outlet: 'There's a bunch of firefighters that have visas and we were like: 'Let's just go and help.'' 'Sometimes people from the other side cross and help us,' he added. 'It's time to give a little bit.' Aldaba said that locals in Texas had been 'welcoming to our team from Mexico'. In a social media post on Monday, the US ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, thanked the Mexican teams for their efforts. 'The United States and Mexico are united, not only as neighbors but as family, especially in times of need,' he said. In January, firefighters from Mexico traveled to California to help battle the Los Angeles area wildfires. Sign up to Headlines US Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning after newsletter promotion Also on Monday, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum applauded the work of two Mexicans who survived the flooding in Texas, and saved at least 20 girls. Silvana Garza Valdez y María Paula Zárate were working as camp counsellors at Camp Mystic, the Christian all-girls summer camp where at least 27 campers were killed in the floodwaters, when the Guadalupe River began to flood. 'We started writing their names, we put their badges on them, we told them to pack a bag with their things, with what they needed most, and if they had their favorite animal, to bring it,' Zárate told the Mexican news outlet N Mas in a Spanish-language interview. Aldaba, the leader of the team of Mexican firefighters, says the first responders have 'received a lot of love' from their US colleagues. 'We appreciate all the other guys that are here from different fire departments in Texas,' she told CNN. 'Our team has been prepared in disasters. They've been to different disasters around the world. We decided to come and help our friends and try to make this a little easier for them. What we found here has been incredible.'
