<description>&lt;p&gt;A week ago, the Guadalupe River in Texas overflowed its banks and swept away dozens of campers. It turns out that this is not the first time it's done so - and not the first time some of those campers didn't survive.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 3 []"&gt;Videos:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DmbFL6Wsc" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;"Rescue 911" segment on the tragedy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1CT6TU3PHw" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Señor Onion's Archives: Guadalupe Flood of 1987&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSlsKEGCnA" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Sheriff recounts tragic Comfort, TX flood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0NDfs8nbgk&amp;t=580s" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Articles and books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://web.archive.org/web/20130617191854/http://articles.philly.com/1987-07-19/news/26198910_1_church-bus-balch-springs-christian-academy-body" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Toll At 8 In Texas Flooding 2 Young Campers Are Still Missing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Comfort-flood-claimed-10-lives-thirty-years-ago-11293761.php" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Almost 40 years ago, 10 children died in a Comfort flood that shook Texas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

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Jennifer Matarese

Bonus: The 1987 Guadalupe River disaster

JUL 12, 202559 MIN
Disaster Area

Bonus: The 1987 Guadalupe River disaster

JUL 12, 202559 MIN

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A week ago, the Guadalupe River in Texas overflowed its banks and swept away dozens of campers. It turns out that this is not the first time it's done so - and not the first time some of those campers didn't survive. Videos: "Rescue 911" segment on the tragedy Señor Onion's Archives: Guadalupe Flood of 1987 Sheriff recounts tragic Comfort, TX flood The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Articles and books: Toll At 8 In Texas Flooding 2 Young Campers Are Still Missing Almost 40 years ago, 10 children died in a Comfort flood that shook Texas