I don’t think the camp had enough busses to evacuate ~700.
No need for buses.
The junior camper cabins were down in the flats down by the river. The senior camper cabins were up hill by the tennis courts, that area and the people there did not get swept away.
There will be more to come out od this casual safety attitude. There’s always lots of moving parts on things like this.
With 45 minutes notice, you could’ve walked up to safety. It was that close. Imagine someone is 15 miles away in a golf cart and headed your way to do you harm. And you have to walk 500 yards or so to get to safety.
They had more than enough time to cram every bus like the last helo out of Saigon, drive 2 or 3 miles dump them high and go back for a couple of more loads.
But that would involve a warning system that costs money. And they like spending it on things that give them power.
The ones that were lost were down closest to the river. They could have gotten them out before bedtime. Most of the girls survived.