Tragic but so avoidable.
So the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry parks over the are that is considered, by some, to be the most dangerous flood zone in the US. An area that twice before, in the last 40 years has had dangerous flooding and people decided to camp there AGAIN? Ya really didn't need to be warned. No one should have been there to begin with. Maybe they should have posted warning signs about what has happened there before.
In July 1987, Kerrville, Texas, experienced a deadly flash flood on the Guadalupe River, resulting in at least 10 fatalities, specifically ten teenagers, and 33 injuries. The flood was triggered by heavy rainfall that caused the river to rise dramatically, impacting a church camp and leading to a tragic bus evacuation attempt.
In 2002, massive floods swept through the Guadalupe River basin. The 2002 storms hit the upper river basins of the region the hardest, including the Guadalupe River, causing water to spill over Canyon Dam and turning a river normally used for recreational tubing and rafting into a raging waterway.
Here's an idea. No structures are allowed to be built in a dangerous floodzone. At least now they know what level that river can get to.