Americans give aid, hope to tornado victims
Volunteers, mostly from the Mayfield Consumer Products factory, help salvage possessions from a home destroyed by the storm. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Some removed broken tree limbs from the ground. Others prepared hot meals and shelters for those who have nowhere to turn. And many collected cash, toothpaste, soap, and other items for the many who need them.
In the days after December 10, 2021, when tornadoes ravaged the South and Midwest, killing at least 90 people and displacing hundreds, people across the country pitched in to help.
Glenn Hickey, 67, was one of them. Hours after the tornado, the retired funeral director received a call from the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief team in Kentucky asking him to help with recovery efforts in Mayfield, which saw some of the worst damage.
