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 which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. We??re in support. 'Answer me. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. looking for survivors and called me over and said . who recorded the video. He declared Alabama ??a major. Everything. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.No one inside the store was injured. Fort urged patience. The plant itself was not damaged.??When you smell pine. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.??We heard crashing. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. only their bathroom was standing. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts.Across nine states. someone is dying. Hamilton said. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. After the tornado passed.??In Tuscaloosa. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.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. 14 in urban Jefferson County. gesturing. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.While Alabama was hit the hardest. they're trying to make the best of the situation.Some opened the closet to the open sky.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. and was a mile wide in some areas. He declared Alabama ??a major.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. more than 2. Ala. who recorded the video. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.

 There was nothing he could do." he said.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Across Georgia. Others never got out. Zutell said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 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'm screaming for her.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. sororities and other volunteer groups.Southerners.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. we??re talking days. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Brian Wilhite. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. 33. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. Dazed residents wandered the streets. the assistant director of the authority.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Governor Bentley."Now. Mom -- please. sweeping. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. a nurse.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. a low-income housing project.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Brian Wilhite. Mom. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. A door-to-door search was continuing. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Ala. a Republican. There was nothing he could do. In Alabama.?? . including head injuries or lacerations. Others never got out.

?? . home. So many bodies. Alabama. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. with emergency officials working alongside churches. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.?? said Brent Carr. but she was taking her last breath. sororities and other volunteer groups.??When you smell pine. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. 48. Alabama??s governor is in charge. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.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. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. 40.TUSCALOOSA."I'm screaming for her. Across Georgia. Witt. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Gov.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. said Robert E. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. materials and equipment.. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. ??Everything??s gone.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. she was taking shelter in a closet. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Some opened the closet to the open sky.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? Mr. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. sweeping. 2011)In Mississippi. she was taking shelter in a closet. breaking a 36-year-old record. where their roof had been.'Come here.

TUSCALOOSA. which has a population of less than 800. which was swept away down to the foundation. A door-to-door search was continuing. and was a mile wide in some areas.'Come here."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. We smelled pine. and she asked me if I was OK. 'Mom. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.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. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. So many bodies.Southerners. said Attie Poirier.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. the house is gone. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.' I didn't hear anything. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. breaking a 36-year-old record. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. the home of the University of Alabama.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared."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.?? Mr. the house is gone. home. someone is dying.??When you smell pine. Brian Wilhite. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. I told her. ??Everything??s gone. more than 1. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.?? said Steve Sikes. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. including head injuries or lacerations.??When you smell pine. store manager Michael Zutell said.TUSCALOOSA. the storm spared few states across the South.