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Unbelievable Kindness in Alabama


There are still at least seven people missing after a tornado outbreak killed 23 and decimated portions of an Alabama county. Search and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery mission, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said. Jones also said that two anonymous corporations will pay for the funerals of all 23 victims. Meanwhile, more stories of survival are coming out, including a woman and her four children who missed the tornado that tore through their home by minutes because she was at the store buying baby formula. And there’s the remarkable story of the woman who lost five family members to the tornadoes and who is helping feed first responders. To read more about the victims of the deadly tornadoes, click here. You can also find out how to help the survivors. (CNN)

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