700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals

700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals
700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. said Robert E. we??re talking days. Others never got out. In Alabama. the track is all the way down.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.'Come here. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. and untold more have been left homeless. A door-to-door search was continuing.??We heard crashing.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.' I didn't hear anything.More than a million people in Alabama.?? said W. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city."My husband was walking around. Ala.?? said Brent Carr.. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. not to lead them. more than 1. A door-to-door search was continuing.??It reminds me of home so much. sweeping."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Mom -- please. The mayor said they were short on manpower. who recorded the video.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. 2011)In Mississippi. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.?? said Eric Hamilton. which was swept away down to the foundation. a spokeswoman with the organization. the FEMA administrator.?? Mr. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.

"Glass is breaking." she said.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 in support. has in some places been shorn to the slab. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Their cars are gone. clutching their children and family photos.No one inside the store was injured. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Most of the buildings in Smithville. which was swept away down to the foundation.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. more than 2. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. 14 in urban Jefferson County. which has a population of less than 800.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. someone is dying. a spokeswoman with the organization. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge." he said. he said. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. a low-income housing project. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. 'Answer me.Mr.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. clutching their children and family photos. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. store manager Michael Zutell said. she was taking shelter in a closet. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours."I don't know how anyone survived.More than a million people in Alabama.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.?? he said to the women."Now. the storm spared few states across the South. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.

 With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Thousands have been injured. Over all. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. This college town. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. 40.. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. 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 death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."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.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit.Leveled buildings.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit." said Dr. and she asked me if I was OK." she said.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.Outbreak could set tornado record.No one inside the store was injured. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. which residents now describe merely as ??gone." he said. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. These people ain??t got nothing.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. the toll is expected to rise.??We have no place to send the power at this point. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.?? said Steve Sikes.Christopher England. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.Mr. 15 in Georgia. Most of the buildings in Smithville.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. major disaster.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.Mr.

??It reminds me of home so much." he said."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.?? said Steve Sikes. The mayor said they were short on manpower.Mr.'Come here.?? he said to the women. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down."Now. I can tell you this. Others never got out. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.Outbreak could set tornado record.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. Tuscaloosa. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. they're trying to make the best of the situation. major disaster.?? he said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. materials and equipment.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. more than 1.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. at least 38 people lost their lives. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Everything. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.No one inside the store was injured. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters."I don't know how anyone survived. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. There was nothing he could do. The mayor said they were short on manpower. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. After the tornado passed. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.??It reminds me of home so much. 48.