Connecting online, tornado victims track down lost treasures


A newsroom editor in Washington, DC looks at computers diplaying the pages of a Facebook group, ‘Quad State Tornado Found Items’, dedicated to helping people affected by the recent tornadoes that ripped through the mid-west reconnect with lost pets, official documents, and family photos. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Abigail Miller’s parents lost practically all they owned in the weekend twisters that ravaged their small Kentucky town.

But with the help of strangers, they tracked down photographs of their daughter’s graduation – via social media groups which thousands are using to reconnect storm victims with cherished possessions strewn many miles away.

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