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Camp Mystic, Texas flood
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Homeowners insurance policies typically do not cover flash floods like those in Texas and North Carolina. Here’s what to know about flood insurance.
At least 27 campers and counselors were killed at Camp Mystic during the devastating Texas floods. Some are still missing.
Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.
Some regions in the mid-Atlantic are also facing risks of flooding. On Sunday, Tropical Storm Chantal flooded parts of North Carolina, where more than 10 inches of rain fell near the Chapel Hill area. The Haw River, near Bynum, North Carolina, crested to nearly 22 feet, the highest crest on record there, as a result of those heavy rains.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
The search for the missing continues in Texas following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people.
Catastrophic flooding struck central Texas on Friday as the Guadalupe River surged by more than 20 to 26 feet within 90 minutes, causing widespread devastation and forcing mass evacuations in Texas Hill Country. At least 80 people have been killed in the floods while others remain missing or displaced and more than 850 people required rescuing.
Some survivors of the devastating flooding in Texas say that flood alerts were delayed. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.