“Today” host Jenna Bush Hager spoke out about the deadly Texas flooding, sharing that her mother, former first lady Laura Bush, has a personal connection to Camp Mystic, one of the hardest-hit places.

“My mom was a counselor there, but also so many of my friends were raised at this camp,” Bush Hager said on Monday’s episode of “Today.” “Texas camps are institutions, as you just heard, where were many family members — generations — this camp was 100 years old, so grandmothers, mothers, kids have all gone there.”

Camp Mystic, based in Hunt, Texas, in Kerr County, was hosting about 750 children this week, according to reports. In a statement, the camp announced that 27 campers and counselors died due to flooding.

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