Uvalde community in mourning
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The emotional damage resulting from the Uvalde school massacre cannot be measured. The people of that rural town in Texas know it’s impossible to put a price on the lives of their 21 loved ones killed there.
CGTN’s Franc Contreras has a look at how some members of the community are dealing with their loss.
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