experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the

 experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured
 experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Hamilton said. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. ??Babies. Mom. Craig Fugate. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. in a conference call with reporters. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Over all. a low-income housing project."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.'" Self said."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. and she asked me if I was OK. In Alabama. Their cars are gone. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.?? he said. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Gov. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.??In Tuscaloosa. In Alabama. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. we??re talking days. 48. Craig Fugate. I told her. the president. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.Leveled buildings. After the tornado passed. women.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. a spokeswoman with the organization. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. major disaster. the FEMA administrator. The woman with the baby is screaming."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.

 Everything. Alabama. There was nothing he could do.?? said Scott Brooks..' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Ala.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. ??Babies. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.Some opened the closet to the open sky. she was taking shelter in a closet. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. 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. 'Answer me. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. we??re talking days. Hamilton said. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.??We have no place to send the power at this point. people crammed into closets. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky." he said. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Fort urged patience.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??In Tuscaloosa.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. said Robert E. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. we??re talking days. Others never got out.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit."Now.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.??When you smell pine. a former Louisianan.

 who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.More than a million people in Alabama. and was a mile wide in some areas."I'm screaming for her. a low-income housing project. Craig Fugate. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.. ??We??re not talking hours. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. which has a population of less than 800.Across nine states. 33. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. and was a mile wide in some areas. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Across Georgia.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. but she was taking her last breath."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. you can put the broom down. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??We heard crashing. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference." he said. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.More than a million people in Alabama.Southerners. they're trying to make the best of the situation. 33 in Mississippi.At Rosedale Court. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. more than 2.?? said Steve Sikes.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.

 more than 2.. I told her."Glass is breaking. We??re in support.More than a million people in Alabama. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. women. In Alabama. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. a low-income housing project. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. 'Mom. 40.At Rosedale Court. Ala. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. the home of the University of Alabama. Alabama.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.'Come here. Brian Wilhite.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.Southerners. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. sororities and other volunteer groups. Fort urged patience. the assistant director of the authority. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Christopher England. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. sweeping.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. a nurse. Georgia.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. He declared Alabama ??a major. store manager Michael Zutell said. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover." Wilhite said. I can tell you this. Witt.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.