Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South

Sunday, May 1, 2011

PRATT CITY, Ala. -- Whether it's refilling blood-pressure medicine or patrolling neighborhoods in a grocery-filled pickup truck, tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they're well-fed and warm at night. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris.

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