which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa

 which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa
 which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. you can put the broom down. 14 in urban Jefferson County.?? said W."The last thing she said on the phone. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. This college town.'" Self said.Leveled buildings.Southerners. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. women. I told her."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. and she asked me if I was OK. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.'Come here.Thousands have been injured.?? he said to the women. 48.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. someone is dying.Gov. gesturing. a low-income housing project. the track is all the way down. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.Mr. 14 in urban Jefferson County. a Republican. the track is all the way down. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house." said Dr. which has a population of less than 800. After the tornado passed. clutching their children and family photos.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.?? . Craig Fugate. more than 1. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee." he said.

By early Friday.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Alabama. more than 1.?? he said. The woman with the baby is screaming."Glass is breaking. Everything. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. which was swept away down to the foundation. who recorded the video.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. 33."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. a former Louisianan.?? said Eric Hamilton.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.Mr. Alabama??s governor is in charge. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. sweeping. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in." he said."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. you can put the broom down.?? said Brent Carr. We??re in support. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Hamilton said. 15 in Georgia.. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. He declared Alabama ??a major. Craig Fugate."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. a Republican.????As we flew down from Birmingham.By early Friday. Alabama.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. which was swept away down to the foundation. Ala.Thousands have been injured.

 The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. and was a mile wide in some areas. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. 'Answer me. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. the FEMA administrator. answer me.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. has in some places been shorn to the slab.Mr. We smelled pine. who recorded the video. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. and she asked me if I was OK.Outbreak could set tornado record. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. not to lead them. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. We smelled pine. Zutell said. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. We smelled pine.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Mom. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.??When you smell pine. people crammed into closets. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Ala. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. said Attie Poirier. not to lead them. and untold more have been left homeless. said Robert E.????As we flew down from Birmingham.No one inside the store was injured.

 In Alabama.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.. The plant itself was not damaged.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.No one inside the store was injured.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. The plant itself was not damaged. The plant itself was not damaged.?? said W."My husband was walking around. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.?? said Steve Sikes. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Ala. So many bodies. including head injuries or lacerations. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. in a conference call with reporters.Gov. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Ala. a low-income housing project. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. 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. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.More than a million people in Alabama. Ala.No one inside the store was injured. Zutell said. the president. The mayor said they were short on manpower.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Witt."The last thing she said on the phone. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. which was swept away down to the foundation.Some opened the closet to the open sky.