Flood Deaths

此決定是在立法者與家屬的壓力下做出的，目前針對這起致命災難回應的調查仍在進行中。陷入困境的 Camp Mystic 組織於週四暫停了今年夏季重新開放的計劃，在此之前，Texas 政治領導人以及去年 7 月深夜巨大洪水席捲這家全女生基督教營地，導致 27 名年輕露營者喪生的家屬之憤怒情緒已持續數月並不斷升溫。這一決定是在 Texas 立法者進行了數天尖銳的質詢後做出的，他們目前正在調查營地官員對於 7 月 4 日造成露營者與兩名青少年輔導員喪生的毀滅性洪水之反應。營地所有者 Dick Eastland 也在洪水中喪生。繼續閱讀...

Camp’s medical officer testified at a hearing as state health agency reviews camp’s application to reopen this summerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe medical officer for Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp in Texas where 27 girls and counselors were killed in a catastrophic flood last year, testified this week she has still not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency reviewing the camp’s application to reopen.Mary Liz Eastland, a member of the family that owns and operates the camp, appeared in court this week as part of a hearing tied to a lawsuit brought by the family of eight-year-old camper Cecilia “Cile” Steward, whose body has not been found. The family is seeking to temporarily close off the camp’s flooded areas to preserve the damage as evidence while their lawsuit proceeds. Continue reading...