Friday, April 29, 2011

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" he said. 33. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. 33. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the FEMA administrator."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.' I didn't hear anything.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Georgia.More than a million people in Alabama.No one inside the store was injured. Ala. store manager Michael Zutell said."Now. 33.Mr.'Come here.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky."The last thing she said on the phone. sweeping.?? said Eric Hamilton. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? ."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. Zutell said. has in some places been shorn to the slab. 15 in Georgia. Over all. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. and was a mile wide in some areas.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. where their roof had been. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. More than 1. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. This college town. The plant itself was not damaged.

??We heard crashing.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. a nurse. said Attie Poirier."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. the storm spared few states across the South. Everything. has in some places been shorn to the slab. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. said Attie Poirier. answer me. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. by way of a conclusion.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. Governor Bentley. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. they're trying to make the best of the situation.?? . he said. Ala. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. we??re talking days. After the tornado passed.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus." Wilhite said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. 40. and was a mile wide in some areas.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Fugate." said Dr. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. breaking a 36-year-old record. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. I told her. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. who recorded the video. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Governor Bentley.'Come here.

 Governor Bentley. only their bathroom was standing. 2011)In Mississippi." he said.Some opened the closet to the open sky. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.Christopher England. who recorded the video.????As we flew down from Birmingham. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.'Come here. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. answer me."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Tuscaloosa.?? said Eric Hamilton. at least 38 people lost their lives. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. and untold more have been left homeless. said Robert E.' I didn't hear anything. gesturing.?? said Steve Sikes.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. toward a wooden wreck behind him. she was taking shelter in a closet. 'Mom. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. and she asked me if I was OK. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. 40. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. breaking a 36-year-old record. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. ??We??re not talking hours. There was nothing he could do. Governor Bentley.?? said W.?? said Brent Carr.

 people crammed into closets. the FEMA administrator. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 'Mom.Gov. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. We??re in support. the track is all the way down."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above. Fort urged patience. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. the assistant director of the authority. 48.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. where their roof had been.By early Friday.??In Tuscaloosa.?? . experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.?? said W.??When you smell pine.?? he said.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters." he said. Witt.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Their cars are gone. including head injuries or lacerations.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. said Robert E.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. 33 in Mississippi.At Rosedale Court. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Alabama.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? said Brent Carr. 2011)In Mississippi. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.Thousands have been injured.?? said W. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Fugate. Alabama. 2011)In Mississippi.

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