AN Alabama mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm that destroyed his shop and killed two of his neighbors on its way across Alabama and Georgia, reports the Associated Press.
In Alabama's rural Autauga County, where at least seven people died, David Hollon and his workers saw a massive tornado churning toward them. They needed to get to shelter - immediately.
Mr Hollon said they ran into a metal shipping container near the back of his garage because the container had been anchored to the floor with concrete. Once inside, Mr Hollon began frantically dialing his neighbor on the phone, but all he got was voicemail.
When storm passed, they old found the body of his neighbour in the street. Another neighbor up the road had also died.
'I guess we did a lot better than most. We got damage, but we're still here,' said Mr Hollon, 52, as he stepped through a field littered with battered cars, shattered glass, snapped tree branches, splintered wood and other debris.
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In Alabama's rural Autauga County, where at least seven people died, David Hollon and his workers saw a massive tornado churning toward them. They needed to get to shelter - immediately.
Mr Hollon said they ran into a metal shipping container near the back of his garage because the container had been anchored to the floor with concrete. Once inside, Mr Hollon began frantically dialing his neighbor on the phone, but all he got was voicemail.
When storm passed, they old found the body of his neighbour in the street. Another neighbor up the road had also died.
'I guess we did a lot better than most. We got damage, but we're still here,' said Mr Hollon, 52, as he stepped through a field littered with battered cars, shattered glass, snapped tree branches, splintered wood and other debris.
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