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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Texas flood protest goes to Washington: ‘No more kids lost to climate disasters’

trunks are seen on a lawn before the white house
Children's camp trunks symbolize young flood victims at an event commemorating children lost in the Texas floods on the Ellipse in Washington DC on Monday. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA

Twenty-seven blue, pink and purple trunks, adorned with yellow roses and other flowers, were placed within view of the White House on Monday – each representing a child who perished when Camp Mystic in Texas was overwhelmed by a devastating flood.

“We are gentle, angry people and we are singing for our lives,” sang a group of activists, including mothers from Texas, as they protested against the deadly consequences of government cuts and Donald Trump’s inaction on the climate crisis.

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