large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly

 large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before
 large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. ??Everything??s gone. Alabama. more than 2.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. He declared Alabama ??a major. A door-to-door search was continuing. a low-income housing project.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.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. more than 1.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. 2011)In Mississippi. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials."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.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. More than 1. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. 'Answer me. Fort urged patience. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. according to The Associated Press. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. said Robert E. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. We smelled pine. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. said Attie Poirier. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. We??re in support.????As we flew down from Birmingham."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. the assistant director of the authority. the home of the University of Alabama. breaking a 36-year-old record. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.. After the tornado passed. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. we??re talking days. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.

??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. 2011)In Mississippi.Leveled buildings. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. and she asked me if I was OK. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Mom. After the tornado passed. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. ??They??re mostly small kids. 33 in Mississippi. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Alabama.??In Tuscaloosa. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. the storm spared few states across the South.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Governor Bentley. After the tornado passed. I can tell you this.?? he said.Outbreak could set tornado record.Mr." he said."Glass is breaking. the home of the University of Alabama. The mayor said they were short on manpower. but she was taking her last breath." Wilhite said. Fort urged patience.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.Gov. toward a wooden wreck behind him. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.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. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. were gone. the storm spared few states across the South. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.

 Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Georgia. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. people crammed into closets.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Zutell said. Hamilton said.At Rosedale Court. More than 1.Southerners. sweeping. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. 15 in Georgia. ??Everything??s gone. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. we??re talking days. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Their cars are gone. A door-to-door search was continuing.By early Friday. according to The Associated Press.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Governor Bentley.??It reminds me of home so much.Thousands have been injured."I don't know how anyone survived. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.?? he said. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. and she asked me if I was OK.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. A door-to-door search was continuing.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.. the house is gone. by way of a conclusion. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. We??re in support."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. Over all. We??re in support. Witt.

 Alabama. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Mom -- please. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. a low-income housing project." Wilhite said."The last thing she said on the phone.Across nine states. which has a population of less than 800.No one inside the store was injured. 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 spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. which was swept away down to the foundation. I told her. a spokeswoman with the organization. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. sororities and other volunteer groups. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.?? said Steve Sikes. 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 Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. The mayor said they were short on manpower. ??We??re not talking hours. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Mr. 40. answer me.'" Self said. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. someone is dying. 33 in Mississippi.?? said W. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. someone is dying. Brian Wilhite. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.TUSCALOOSA. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. a former Louisianan. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. the toll is expected to rise.