DEADLIEST AMERICAN TORNADO ASSAULT IN 37 YEARS -- (921 hits)
AP/Concord, Ala: "At least 297 have been killed across six states. At least 210 died in Alabama alone. Those who took shelter as the storms descended trickled back to their homes, ducking police roadblocks and fallen limbs and power lines to reclaim belongings. They are also frustrated by gawkers who drive by in search of a cellphone camera picture. ... Those who escaped the twisters ... hid in bathrooms, cramped closets, under porches and even in a car entombed by a collapsing basement garage. Many tell tales of having just minutes or mere seconds to make life-and-death decisions."
Brother Clark, I didn't know that there were that many tornadoes that touched down. It is sad. I was watching one news reporter interview one man and he said that his brother's house exploded around him & when it did he said his brother was looking up into the tornado over his head. Can you imagine! That guys' "Nerves Are Shot" for a time and may never be right again! Anyway, my heartfelt prayers are with all the families who are at such loss of lives and homes. May God have mercy on them. Here's what I read
TOP STORY - Tornado toll reaches 339; highest for U.S. in 86 years -- AP, Pratt City, Ala.: "It was the largest death toll since March 18, 1925, when 747 people were killed in storms that raged through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. ... This week's tornadoes devastated the infrastructure of emergency safety workers. Emergency buildings were wiped out, bodies were being stored in refrigerated trucks, and authorities were left to beg for such basics as flashlights. In one neighborhood, the storms even left firefighters to work without a truck. Volunteers ... ditched their jobs, shelled out their paychecks, donated blood and even sneaked past police blockades to get aid to some of the hardest-hit communities." -"Cabinet Members to Travel to Alabama, Mississippi to Meet with Families, Officials and View the Damage" - White House release: "They will meet with families affected by the storms, as well as meet with state and local officials ... Those traveling to the area on Sunday include: Janet Napolitano, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Shaun Donovan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Karen Mills, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration."
