Alabama Recovering from Tornadoes
From CNN:
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday toured communities hit by a tornado that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and killed two people.
“I do not understand, except by God’s grace, that people can survive some of the damage that I see in some of the residential areas,” Bentley said.
The National Weather Service confirmed at least three tornadoes touched down in Alabama early Monday. Two were detected in north central Tuscaloosa County, while the third hit near the town of Clay in Jefferson County, packing winds estimated at 150 miles per hour. The storm destroyed at least 211 homes and seriously damaged another 218 in Jefferson County alone, according to the Alabama Red Cross.
The news is devastating, especially after the storms Alabama dealt with last year. However, Art Faulkner, director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, knows it could have been much, much worse, stating,
The one thing that we can say is thank goodness we’re not looking at what happened in this state last year in April.
Sadly, these storms have still left many people in need of help. On Tuesday, people in Alabama used Twitter to seek volunteers and inform victims where they could find help. From Red Cross shelter locations, to how to donate storm relief supplies for pets, Alabamians took to Twitter to quickly spread the word.
If you’d like to help (or are looking for assistance), this list from the Birmingham News compiles several options.
Did you know a portion of the proceeds from the TurboDyne Series is given back to the American Red Cross? That allows yoou not only to prepare your family for an emergency, but to give money back to others who have been (or will be) affected.
