Camp officials across the country said they had heard from worried parents after the Texas floods. As they try to reassure them, some camps are adding more safety procedures.

An 8-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tree branch that fell while he was attending a summer camp at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas on Wednesday afternoon, July 9, authorities said. Authorities responded just after 2:50 p.m. to the ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. Camp staffers were giving aid to several people.

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

Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Damascus summer camps has grown from 63 campers in a parish-based effort to 7,000 campers across multiple locations.

Sheriff Richard K. Jones enhances safety at Butler County summer camps following a deadly flooding event at Camp Mystic in Texas.

Traditional summer camps are, by design, exposed to nature. As climate change makes summers more intense, how much should parents worry?

In the aftermath of flooding in Texas that left many people dead or missing, including children and staff at a girls’ summer camp, concerns were raised about how safe children are while at camp. CBC’s Sam Brooks went to visit a camp north of Edmonton to learn more about how camps here in Alberta are prepared for emergencies.

In the week since the Guadalupe River rose, dozens of donation methods have been set up to support the people of Kerr County. In Dallas, a group of kids