Friday, April 29, 2011

"I know one physician who watched two people die

 "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him
 "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.?? he said to the women. the track is all the way down."I'm screaming for her. Fort urged patience. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. she was taking shelter in a closet.While Alabama was hit the hardest. the storm spared few states across the South.Christopher England.No one inside the store was injured.'Come here. but she was taking her last breath.' I didn't hear anything.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. a nurse. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. women. I can tell you this.Thousands have been injured. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.??When you smell pine. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. where their roof had been. The mayor said they were short on manpower."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.Mr. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. After the tornado passed. Alabama??s governor is in charge.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? said Scott Brooks. Alabama.Mr.Some opened the closet to the open sky. said Robert E. The mayor said they were short on manpower. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. There was nothing he could do. store manager Michael Zutell said. where their roof had been.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.

?? he said. women.Mr. said Robert E. more than 1. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Everything."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Everything. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.?? said Eric Hamilton.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. you can put the broom down. were gone. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.'" Self said.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.' I didn't hear anything. More than 1. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Alabama. 33. a spokeswoman with the organization. 15 in Georgia.??We have no place to send the power at this point. 2011)In Mississippi. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. The woman with the baby is screaming." he said. Witt. not to lead them. women. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. I told her. Fugate. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. he said. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged."My husband was walking around.No one inside the store was injured. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.

 He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August." he said. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 33 in Mississippi.??We heard crashing. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.?? said Scott Brooks. 'Answer me. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. the house is gone. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. 2011)In Mississippi." he said. you can put the broom down. 'Answer me.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. sweeping. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. by way of a conclusion. but she was taking her last breath. were gone.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? said Brent Carr.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? Mr. Zutell said. 33 in Mississippi. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? he said.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.?? said Eric Hamilton.'Come here. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Mom -- please. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. sweeping. which was swept away down to the foundation. Everything. and she asked me if I was OK. We smelled pine."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.

 Mom -- please. Most of the buildings in Smithville. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. the storm spared few states across the South. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. gesturing. in a conference call with reporters. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.Leveled buildings. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. not to lead them."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. which has a population of less than 800. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. at least 38 people lost their lives. clutching their children and family photos. Others never got out. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Witt. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Zutell said. the house is gone.Across nine states. Governor Bentley. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. and she asked me if I was OK."I'm screaming for her.??When you smell pine. 48. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. they're trying to make the best of the situation.?? said Eric Hamilton. The mayor said they were short on manpower.??We heard crashing. the toll is expected to rise. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Ala. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.

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