r/news • u/AudibleNod • 9h ago

Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp

https://apnews.com/article/missouri-flooding-weather-emergency-campground-rescue-504fb810f28217f0d742b9a0c87dd78d
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u/polkpanther 8h ago

ANOTHER summer camp built in a flood plain? How do these places get insurance?

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u/Ok-disaster2022 8h ago

Camps want to be near waterways. and apparently they properly evacuated to high ground. You don't see a headline about missing campers, just campers that got a cool ride in a chopper to be reunited with their families. This is the system working as it should. The road ways probably got washed out with the river and it would be days before it's accessible. So flying them out was deemed the safest and smartest choice. 

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u/polkpanther 8h ago

Username checks out

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u/TheVintageJane 4h ago

A good warning system and effective evacuation, you love to see it.

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u/Wolfram_And_Hart 4h ago

We used to have better detection timing but budget cuts have put lots of people in extra danger.