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It’s Getting Harder to Figure Out Whether You Live in a Flood Zone or Not

Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...
The New York Times

Camp Mystic Cabins Stood in an ‘Extremely Hazardous’ Floodway

Cabins at Camp Mystic, the Texas youth camp where 27 people died, had long sat in a flood zone. The New York Times analyzed federal data to identify 19 cabins at Camp Mystic that were located in ...
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New FEMA flood maps expand risk zones in Ukiah, could raise costs for homeowners

New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took effect last week in Ukiah could impact low-income property owners who may have to buy flood insurance for the first time. The new FEMA ...
The New York Times

FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone. By Mike Baker In the years ...
KBTX

Along Guadalupe River, more than a dozen summer camps have structures in flood zones

The all-girls Christian summer camp where 27 people, most of them children, were swept away and killed by the July 4 flooding in Kerr County was just one of 13 summer camps along the Guadalupe River ...