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Tornadoes in the South 南部龙卷风 Out of the whirlwind 旋风过后 The South cleans up after the deadliest storms in 86years 86年来最致命风暴过后，美国南部开始清理工作 PLEASANT RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, set on a busy commercial street in Hueytown, a dozenmiles south-west of Birmingham, was open for business. So was the Dairy Queen across thestreet, and the nearby Publix grocery store. Traffic was thick on Hueytown Road. But thechurchs business was not strictly ecclesiastical. It was also serving as a Red Cross shelter forthose left homeless just a few miles away. Church members were collecting donations ofclothes, water and toiletries. And at the Publix, signs at the checkout counters told shoppersthey could help their neighbours with donations added to the cost of their groceries. 休伊镇位于伯明翰西南部十几公里处，普莱曾特里奇浸信会教堂便坐落于这个小镇一条繁忙的商业街上。教堂刚刚开门迎客，对面的DQ冰激凌店和附近的帕布克斯杂货店也都开始营业了。休伊镇的马路交通十分拥挤。这座教堂并不严格限定仅向基督徒开放，它也作为红十字会收容所帮助方圆几公里的无家可归者。教会成员会收集人们捐赠的衣服、饮水和梳洗用具。而帕布克斯杂货店收银台前摆放的标牌也提示顾客，小店将把他们在此花费的一部分钱款捐献给一旁的教会。 | 
