Disaster plan approved days before the flood was killed at least 27 at Camp Mystic

Two days before flood water ravaged camp mystic In Hunt, Texas – where at least 27 young girls and advisors died – a Texas inspector approved the camp’s operations and acknowledged that it had a plan in the event of emergency situations.

On Wednesday, July 2, an inspector found that Christian, All-Girls Camp had a written plan to respond to natural disasters, according to information reviewed by People. Volunteers and location employees were announced about these plans during training, according to the inspection report shared by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

But what the emergency plans meant is currently unknown. Copies are not held by DSHS, says a spokesman from the agency.

“Camp is responsible for developing her own emergency plan,” Lara Anton, a spokesman for DSHS, shares via E -post.

“The plans should include disaster, serious accident, epidemic or mortality. Disaster would include floods, tornado, etc. DSHS does not approve (or log out) the plans or evaluate the plans for efficiency,” she continues. “The inspector also confirms that the plans are published in all buildings as needed and that the procedures were examined with camp staff.”

Camp Mystic did not immediately respond to people’s request for comment.

A review of Texas Administrative Code Shows that camps must have plans that include “emergency protection procedures and for evacuation of each occupied building and the plant.”

Campers are intended to be informed of what to do “in the event of a fire, disaster or the need to evacuate”, and emergency procedures must be reviewed by staff, which are intended to receive specific assignments during an emergency event and receive training.

Questions swirl around the natural disaster preparedness after Hill Country was destroyed by the floods of the River Guadalupe, which began on Friday 4 July. So far, at least 119 people have died, CNN reported.

A total of 161 people will be missing, including five camp -mystical campers and an adviser, said Kerr County Sheriff’s Office in July 9 Facebook post.

The camp, founded in 1926, has become a haunting symbol of the destruction made by flood water. Pictures of filled animals, colorful stems and the belongings of the little girls show how much devastation that flood water caused when historical rain levels began to fall during the early hours of Fourth July.

Among the dead are two best friends, Purple bonner and eloise peckBoth reportedly completed 2nd class at Bradfield Elementary in Highland Park.

Other victims have been identified as Sarah MarshAn Alabama girl who recently finished second grade, 8-year-old twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence as well as Janie Hunting9, family member of Kansas City Chief’s owner Clark Hunt.

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Renee Smajstrla, 8, was also killed in the flood. Her uncle, Shawn Salta, confirmed her death in a post on FacebookWriting, “She will always live her best life at Camp Mystic.”

The 100-year-old camp has a history of floods. Told a former program director, Claudia Sullivan NBC News That a flood in 1978 caused her and other employees to rush 100 campers to higher heights in vehicles for the night.

But the last flood has shaken her. “This was outstanding,” Sullivan told the outlet. “No one expected this.”

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