>> reporter: hi, kate. well, i'm outside the school that you mentioned that those 16 students and two teachers attended before this terrible tragedy befell them and really here you can absolutely feel the impact on one small town that lost so many loved ones in one go. behind me at the school, vigil being paid, flowers and candles brought by loved ones to pay their respects to show solidarity with those who were closest to the victims. this is a town that's absolutely reeling from grief. there was a press conference earlier where we heard from the mayor and the headmaster of the school. both of them just kept using the word speechless. they just said we can understand what's happened here but we can't comprehend it. it's so awful. the challenge for them is how to provide support to those that are dealing with this trauma now. we were able to speak to one student who did know many of those on the plane. let's have a listen. >> i knew all of them.