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No hugs or handshakes after storms across the South
Amid tornado devastation across the South the pandemic changes disaster relief. Volunteers avoid touch and shelters give way to hotel rooms. About 550 staying in hotels funded by Red Cross. meals catered. workers wear masks and gloves. Tornado death toll rises to at least 34 across six states. Officials note coronavirus complicates recovery while storms disrupt efforts to curb spread. Elite responders and officials continue cleanup with elbow bumps replacing hugs. Weather reports note EF-4 Mississippi damage and broad flooding with rain in Nashville.
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Birmingham
Ala
Red Cross
Southern Baptist
Sam Porter
Porter
Jesus
Brad Kieserman
Kieserman
Mississippi
Tate Reeves
Reeves
Doso
Prentiss
Lee
National Weather Service
Nashville
Tennessee
Weather Service
Delaware
Collins
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Tom Tabler