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 as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday." he said. He declared Alabama ??a major.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Across Georgia. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Fugate.TUSCALOOSA.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. with emergency officials working alongside churches. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. which was swept away down to the foundation. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. and she asked me if I was OK. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. The plant itself was not damaged. There was nothing he could do.?? said Scott Brooks. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.?? he said. Mr. We smelled pine. In Alabama. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. people crammed into closets. only their bathroom was standing. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. and she asked me if I was OK.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. the assistant director of the authority. the house is gone. a Republican.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. 14 in urban Jefferson County. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured." said Dr. Fort urged patience. More than 1.?? Mr.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??When you smell pine. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. gesturing. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.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."I'm screaming for her. 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."I don't know how anyone survived. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Over all.Three women approached Willie Fort.

 he said.'Come here.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. the president.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. women.. Hamilton said. a nurse. and untold more have been left homeless.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. The plant itself was not damaged. said Robert E. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him." he said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.'" Self said. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. the FEMA administrator. he said.??It reminds me of home so much. So many bodies. ??They??re mostly small kids. 40." he said. We??re in support. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. breaking a 36-year-old record. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. toward a wooden wreck behind him. but she was taking her last breath. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Alabama. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. a low-income housing project.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. more than 1.TUSCALOOSA." said Dr. This college town.??In Tuscaloosa. Most of the buildings in Smithville. ??They??re mostly small kids. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. 33.

 The mayor said they were short on manpower. who recorded the video. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.Christopher England. Dazed residents wandered the streets. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority." she said.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. at least 38 people lost their lives."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom."Now. Witt.Mr.?? Mr.?? he said. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. with emergency officials working alongside churches.By early Friday. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. answer me. 48. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Dazed residents wandered the streets. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. After the tornado passed. and untold more have been left homeless. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. with emergency officials working alongside churches. 48. We smelled pine. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down." he said. people crammed into closets. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. ??Everything??s gone.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.More than a million people in Alabama.??We have no place to send the power at this point. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. toward a wooden wreck behind him. we??re talking days." she said. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. answer me. the home of the University of Alabama. which was swept away down to the foundation.?? said W. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. 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. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.?? Mr. at least 38 people lost their lives.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.

The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.Leveled buildings. Fort urged patience. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 33. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them."Glass is breaking. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Georgia. 2011)In Mississippi. the track is all the way down. These people ain??t got nothing. Everything. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.No one inside the store was injured.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. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. which has a population of less than 800. After the tornado passed. Alabama.??It reminds me of home so much.While Alabama was hit the hardest."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville." Wilhite said.Southerners.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. not to lead them."I don't know how anyone survived. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.Mr. only their bathroom was standing.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold."Glass is breaking.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Everything. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. breaking a 36-year-old record. and was a mile wide in some areas. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. where their roof had been. and untold more have been left homeless. but she was taking her last breath. and she asked me if I was OK. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 33.??It looks to be pretty much devastated." he said.Across nine states. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power."I don't know how anyone survived."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.