"He's my dog", "He's my grandmother": "Lovers" swept away by hurricane in US return home thanks to Fb

Abigail Miller’s parents lost almost everything to the central and southeastern United States last weekend. But the Kentucky couple with the help of strangers Thanks to the Facebook team for the photos of her daughter’s graduation ceremony Thousands of people are trying to find the owners of those products The hurricane sometimes blew for hundreds of kilometers Distance.

The Millers, who were able to find shelter before the hurricane hit, were luckier than their goods, which had been carefully stored for transfer to a warehouse in the storm-ravaged city of Dawson Springs. Abigail Miller, 19, who no longer lives in Kentucky, said, “We didn’t think we could find anything, so what did she have? An ex-classmate was surprised when he posted a photo of his snapshot On the Facebook group dedicated to the items found in Hurricane Friday. The second photo in this group appeared, of the graduation ceremony. “thank you very much!” Abigail Miller shouted in the comments. There were photos volate a Philpot, Another city in Kentucky, about a hundred miles away.

Others eventually discovered new photos owned by Millers, still on Philpot, and each volunteered to send them to the owners. “Some people asked what our family needed for Christmas,” the young woman muttered.

“This is my grandmother!”

The Facebook group in question now has 68,000 members And continues to grow. Attendees use it to track pet owners, documents and hundreds of family photos. Someone shows a father in the hospital holding a newborn baby. Another in black and white shows young people in WWII uniforms. Owners will often tag in minutes, family or friends will tag loved ones in the comments. “That’s my grandmother! I’m sending you a message!” Leave a comment below for a torn photo of Grandma holding a Christmas present. Other news reveals tragedies. Another film reads “My uncle was killed by the hurricane”. – “The strength of our community” – Some were even able to find their pets. The husband of Laura Bradt, a teacher in western Kentucky, discovered helping to clean up debris after a storm. “He’s like a member of the family. If my dog goes missing, we want to do the same, ”he says. Three days after posting photos of a blind touchscreen woman online with a brown mark on her head, she finally got a message. “This is my dog! My house is all ruined! Where can I find it?” Wrote Benton, another city in Kentucky. Explosions of this unity made this author proud: “Show the strength of our community.”