Families of girls and counselors who died in Texas floods allege negligence by Camp Mystic

Twenty-seven children and counselors died in the disaster in Kerr County, which was caused by slow-moving thunderstorms. More than 100 people died overall.

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The suit alleges owners of the camp, which it says has been in the family for generations, knew as far back as 1932 that cabins "sat in the bullseye of potential flood waters from the Guadalupe River and never said a word about it to trusting parents." Since that time, the suit says, the owners had been playing "Russian Roulette with the lives of the little girls."

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The Texas counties affected by the flash flooding had been experiencing drought since late 2021, the agency said. Drought conditions raise the risk that heavy rain will cause flash flooding because it hardens soils.

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More than 130 people died in the floods across six counties, according to a count of official reports conducted by NBC News. At least 117 died in Kerr County, where Camp Mystic is located, the county government said in August. Two people remained missing as of Aug. 8.