KERRVILLE, Texas — Hundreds prayed, wept and held one another at a Texas prayer service for the 120 people who died in catastrophic flash floods and the many more reported missing.
While search crews and volunteers pushed ahead with recovering those unaccounted for, communities in the devastated Hill Country region are just beginning to grieve those lost over the July Fourth holiday.
Mourners gathered Wednesday night at Tivy High School’s stadium, where they had celebrated victories and suffered losses on the field, said Ricky Pruitt, of the Kerrville Church of Christ.
“Tonight is very different than all of those nights,” he said. Among those who died was the school’s soccer coach.
Many wore blue shirts with the school’s slogan, “Tivy Fight Never Die,” and green ribbons for Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 campers and counselors died. Officials said five campers and one counselor