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Kylee Griswold is the managing editor of The Federalist and a contributor to IW Features. She previously worked as the copy editor for the Washington Examiner magazine and as an editor and producer at National Geographic. She holds a B.S. in communication arts/speech and an A.S. in criminal justice and writes on topics including feminism and gender issues, religion, and the media. Follow her on Twitter @kyleezempel.
As of Monday evening, the death toll from the flash flooding in Texas has reportedly surpassed 100, with some precious little girls from a Christian summer camp yet to be found. At least 27 campers and counselors are among those who lost their lives. Each successive news alert is worse than the last, confirming our deepest fears about those missing.