Funeral homes are overwhelmed after the Uvalde school shooting and could take weeks to bury the children killed: CNN

• Uvalde funeral homes are overwhelmed after a school shooting killed 19 children and two teachers.
• Some burials will take weeks as a result, CNN reported.

Funeral homes in Uvalde, Texas, are so overwhelmed by the school mass shooting that it will take weeks to bury some of the people killed, CNN reported.

A gunman entered Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, killing 19 children and two teachers.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday that an anonymous donor would cover the cost of funerals for those killed.

But CNN reported that the two funeral homes in the town are so overwhelmed that the burials would take weeks to finish.

NBC News also reported that Uvalde's funeral homes are overwhelmed.

Jimmy Lucas, president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association, told NBC News that workers from further afield, like embalmers and morticians, were coming to volunteer their time.

A funeral home in Texas also donated caskets to Uvalde.