As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm

When tragedies are in the news — natural disasters, plane crashes, fires — parents naturally and unavoidably react by thinking about what might happen to their own children. And children worry in turn about what might happen to them.

After devastating floods killed 120 people in Texas, including 27 at a summer camp, facilities nationwide are reinforcing their emergency procedures to protect campers.

Kids from all over the Suncoast community participating in some of their favorite sports, enjoying frozen treats and making new friends.

Verlena Stewart, executive director of Community Building Institute of Middletown, joined ABC News’ Linsey Davis after the summer program was saved, but discusses impacts of educational program cuts.

At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely hazardous” by the county.

We’ve been to some magical camps over the past few days here on Good Day Atlanta — but it doesn’t get more magical than a morning in the merry old land of Oz!

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and MARIAM FAM Texas’ catastrophic flooding hit faith-based summer camps especially hard, and the heartbreak is sweeping across the country where similar camps