Tragedy in the wake of tornadoes

Sorry I have still been off the radar again, but I suspect my post-pneumonia hangover is going to be in the running for making the Guinness Book of World Records. I’ll stop by when I can, and console myself that little steps toward recovery are still better than no steps at all.
Meanwhile, the stories coming out of the states ravaged by these tornadoes and flooding are truly heartbreaking. The resiliency of the human spirit is awe-inspiring, as is the way people rally around their stricken neighbors. So much tragedy that I thought you might like to read one story that offers some hope. Here is the link to the story of a woman in Alabama who managed to coax 80 people into taking refuge in a tornado shelter. Three people whom she could not convince died, and the homes of the 80 people who did heed her were either destroyed or badly damaged. I have never understood why there are not more tornado shelters in that section of the US called Tornado Alley, but that is another discussion for another time. I learned something chilling today, though—that the US spawns more tornadoes than anywhere else on earth
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a...