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 Mr. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. answer me.?? he said to the women. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. We smelled pine.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Georgia." she said. the track is all the way down. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. and was a mile wide in some areas. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.??We heard crashing. Mom -- please.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. sororities and other volunteer groups. Ala.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. the president. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. at least 38 people lost their lives. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. including head injuries or lacerations. the home of the University of Alabama.By early Friday. which has a population of less than 800. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.??We have no place to send the power at this point." he said. 2011)In Mississippi. which has a population of less than 800. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. the home of the University of Alabama.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Alabama.'Come here. Brian Wilhite.Mr.

 the storm spared few states across the South. a low-income housing project.?? said Eric Hamilton. sororities and other volunteer groups. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Their cars are gone. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge."I'm screaming for her.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. in a conference call with reporters. said Robert E. 40.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. someone is dying.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.?? . Mr. not to lead them. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Georgia. Craig Fugate. a nurse. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. women. according to The Associated Press.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. 14 in urban Jefferson County.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. In Alabama. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.?? said W. Mom.Southerners. Alabama. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.??It reminds me of home so much.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Hamilton said.

 He declared Alabama ??a major.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters." Wilhite said.At Rosedale Court. by way of a conclusion.Some opened the closet to the open sky." she said. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.. Governor Bentley.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Over all. Zutell said. which has a population of less than 800. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? he said. but she was taking her last breath. she was taking shelter in a closet.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. 40. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee." said Dr. 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 assistant director of the authority.More than a million people in Alabama. Dazed residents wandered the streets. There was nothing he could do. she was taking shelter in a closet. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. a spokeswoman with the organization.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.

 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. 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. and was a mile wide in some areas. the house is gone.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. major disaster. a nurse. Mom. toward a wooden wreck behind him. where their roof had been. the toll is expected to rise. but she was taking her last breath. He declared Alabama ??a major.?? he said. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Mr.Across nine states. Dazed residents wandered the streets. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.Leveled buildings. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Tuscaloosa. ??We??re not talking hours. the track is all the way down. Mr. by way of a conclusion. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. a Republican. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. 40. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.????As we flew down from Birmingham. but she was taking her last breath. where their roof had been. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.?? . At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.TUSCALOOSA."Glass is breaking. These people ain??t got nothing.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.