Before the floods came, Camp Mystic’s sprawling 700-acre campground was dotted with green-roofed, cobblestone cabins and rows of cypress, live oak and pecan trees. After, bed sheets tangled in broken branches. Muddy clothes, an overturned canoe and other belongings from campers remained.

The video truly shows Texas National Guard troops rescuing campers from Camp Mystic on July 4, hours following early-morning flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. As of July 8,