India, July 7 -- The catastrophic flooding in Central Texas, which claimed 27 lives including Camp Mystic's beloved director Richard 'Dick' Eastland, has hit close to home for Jenna Bush Hager. The Today co-host delivered an emotional statement on July 7 during a live segment. She said, "Texas camps are institutions. This camp was 100 years old, so grandmothers, mothers, and kids have all gone there."

"My mom was a counselor there," Bush Hager added as per a Today report, and added many of her friends were raised at the camp. Her mother, former First Lady Laura Bush, once served as a drama counselor at Camp Mystic located in Hunt, Texas.

The summer camp was hosting approximately 750 children when torrential rain caused the Guadalupe Riv...