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Texas Flash Flood Tragedy Update: Number Of Deaths Reaches 82; Trump Signs Disaster Declaration Texas Flash Flood Tragedy Update: Number Of Deaths Reaches 82; Trump Signs Disaster Declaration
Texas Flash Flood Tragedy Update: Number Of Deaths Reaches 82; Trump Signs Disaster Declaration The number of deaths after torrential downpours caused catastrophic flooding in south-central Texas has now reached 82, according to authorities. A search for 27 missing girls from a summer camp devastated by downpours is ongoing. Flash flooding along the Guadalupe River early Friday, July 4, devastated communities in the state's Hill Country. The flooding overwhelmed homes, camps, and roads as water rose more than 26 feet in just a few hours. Officials said months’ worth of rain fell in under two hours. Most of the confirmed deaths occurred in Kerr County, located about 60 miles no…
Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly
Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly The “Fyre Festival of overnight camps” in New England was forced to unexpectedly shut down following reports of campers getting sick, unsanitary conditions, fighting, and other tales of horror. Camp Quinebarge, an 85-year-old co-ed camp in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, upset parents who paid $3,400 for a two-week stay that kids would have to be picked up after six days following a “summer of challenges.” A full summer session costs parents $9,800. Parents were initially told that the camp would be closing due to food supply issues, but it also reportedly faced financial shortfalls, as …
COVID-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp COVID-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp
Covid-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp A COVID-19 outbreak at an upstate New York summer sleepaway camp has resulted in 31 confirmed positive cases with many campers returning home. Camp Pontiac is located in Copake, New York, in Columbia County, in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains.  It's a seven-week camp for boys and girls aged 7 to 16 from all over the country. The 31 cases are all in campers between 7 and 11 years old, an age group now ineligible to get the COVID vaccine. There were no positive cases in kids at the camp age 12 and over, who are eligible to get vaccinated. The camp reported the first …