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In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an unstoppable act of God, or if something could have been done to prevent it.

Lila was one of 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors swept to their deaths when fast-rising floodwaters of the Guadalupe River roared through the girls’ summer camp. All told, the destructive flooding in Texas on the Fourth of July killed at least 136 people and washed away homes and vehicles.

“It just became clear to me that this incident was 100% preventable,” Bonner said, “and for a lot of reasons, I was going to do everything in my power, and I was hoping the other parents would as well, to make sure that our girls’ legacy wasn’t in vain.”

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 40 points 5 days ago

Could’ve paid for this previously using money from the feds. But instead they turned their nose at funding that came from “Biden”. Now it will have to come from fresh Texan tax payer money.

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Meaning there weren't any. That is the freedom that's actually unique to the USA. The freedom of barely any government overside on matters that affect the safety of people and especially those that can't effectively protect themselves, sich as children

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago

The autocorrection on my phone sucked even before it became confused with me using it to write in German and English. Or maybe it was my mistake I don't know, I'm gonna keep it wrong so that your comment makes sense.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 4 points 4 days ago

This is a one-star state because you can’t give half-stars

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

A bit late, ain't it?

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This wasn't already a thing?

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

IIRC the cabins were built prior to the designation of that area as a flood plain, and the camp wasn't required to relocate the cabins.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The owner I'm pretty sure, petitioned quite hard to keep that area out of flood zoning so they could keep it.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Its always the passive voice for the ~~rich~~ ~~perpetrators~~ victims

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is just the natural way that these rules and regulations evolve. No one could control or predict any negative outcomes.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It was in Gods hands