Black Hawk Helicopters Rescue Hundreds From Summer Camp During Floods
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Flash flooding in southeastern Missouri prompted concerns for children at Camp Taum Sauk, where Jennifer Box's two sons were attending summer camp near the Black River.
- The National Weather Service described the heavy rainfall as a once-in-a-thousand-years event, resulting in at least one death in nearby Crawford County.
- Around 2 a.m. Friday, girls in low-lying cabins were evacuated to the cafeteria and later to tennis courts as rising floodwaters threatened the camp.
- Boys in cabins on higher ground stayed indoors, while parents communicated via group messages, anxiously awaiting updates from camp officials.
- Camp directors reassured parents through emails that children were moved to safer locations, though parents experienced significant anxiety due to limited access to their kids.
