Camp Mystic director says ‘we tried our hardest’ in deadly flood: ‘It wasn’t enough to save your daughters’

29/04/2026 15:38 The Guardian

Tearful testimony details missed warnings and lack of plan as families oppose reopening of Texas campA director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp in the Texas Hill Country where 25 campers and two counselors were killed in a flash flood last summer, has offered a tearful apology to victim’s families for the loss of life.“We tried our hardest that night. It wasn’t enough to save your daughters,” Edward Eastland said, at a joint Texas House and Senate committee panel in Austin investigating the deadly flooding. “I’m so sorry.” Continue reading...

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‘A devastating blow’: major civil rights group calls supreme court ruling on voting case ‘a major setback for our nation’ – live

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29/04/2026 16:47 The Guardian

EU farmers and hauliers to get up to €50,000 to cover extra costs of Iran war

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US supreme court weighs whether protected status of Haitians and Syrians can be revoked

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29/04/2026 14:42 The Guardian

Mystery ‘El Money’ figure offered to pay men to set fire to property linked to Starmer, court hears

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Kevin Warsh clears key Senate hurdle to replace Fed chair Powell

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Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato

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