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Texas camp ‘grieving the loss' of 27 campers and counsellors following devastating floods

Texas camp ‘grieving the loss' of 27 campers and counsellors following devastating floods

Irish Independent11 hours ago
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A Texas summer camp says it is 'grieving the loss' of 27 campers and counsellors as the search continued yesterday for victims of catastrophic flooding over the Fourth of July weekend.
The statement adds another layer of heartbreak to the devastating flooding that sent a wall of water through the century-old Camp Mystic.
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