The families of the Camp Mystic girls and counselors killed in the catastrophic July 4 floods in Texas have filed a lawsuit against the camp's operators claiming they didn't take necessary steps as life-threatening floodwaters approached, the Associated Press reports.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Texas state court in Austin on Monday (November 10), is seeking more than $1 million in damages, though the exact amount isn't specified, and comes as the camp announced plans to reopen, which was met with outrage from several victims' families. The lawsuit claims a groundskeeper was directed to spend more than an hour evacuating equipment while girls and counselors whose cabins were located closest to the Guadalupe River were ordered to stay there as floodwaters overwhelmed the camp.

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