Salvation Army offering food, drink and spiritual support to storm-ravaged communities in US
Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 14:14 (BST)
The Salvation Army has dispatched emergency disaster personnel to southeastern USA where tornadoes have left at least 350 people dead.
More than 200 tornadoes were reported across six southern states on Tuesday and Wednesday, making it one of the worst ever tornado outbreaks in US history.
The worst hit state was Alabama, where more than 250 people were killed. The town of Tuscaloosa suffered extensive damage when it was struck by a mile-wide tornado on Wednesday.
Other states to be hit were Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana, Georgia and Virginia.
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