AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dozens of University of Texas at Austin students and community members crowded in front of the UT Tower Tuesday night to honor the victims of the deadly Texas flood.
Green ribbon adorned the corners of shirts as speakers addressed the crowd and attendees held candles.
Brooklynn Hawthorne, who was not at Camp Mystic this summer but attended the camp for 10 years, expressed her appreciation to the entire country who has rallied behind Central Texas.
Recovery ongoing in Texas, where floods have killed at least 119
“Being a camper is one thing, and being someone who was actually at the camp during the tragedy is another thing, but I just love everyone banning together, throughout honestly the entire United States, behind Kerr County and Hunt Texas, Ingram Texas and Kerrville Texas,” the UT student told NewsNation affiliate KXAN…