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 as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. A door-to-door search was continuing. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. a Republican. the home of the University of Alabama.?? said Brent Carr. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Fugate.????As we flew down from Birmingham. the assistant director of the authority. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Governor Bentley. sororities and other volunteer groups. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Everything." he said."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.Outbreak could set tornado record. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."Now. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. only their bathroom was standing. they're trying to make the best of the situation. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Christopher England.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. he said. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 48. someone is dying. 'Mom.TUSCALOOSA. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Across Georgia. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Everything. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. ??Everything??s gone. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. A door-to-door search was continuing." Wilhite said. a Republican. 48. This college town. Mr.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.

??I??ve never seen so many bodies. someone is dying. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.Christopher England. at least 38 people lost their lives. a spokeswoman with the organization. store manager Michael Zutell said."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. a low-income housing project. Alabama??s governor is in charge.Southerners." he said.Mr. 33 in Mississippi. Alabama. In Alabama. materials and equipment." said Dr. said Robert E. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Witt. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.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. ??We??re not talking hours.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. not to lead them. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. a low-income housing project. There was nothing he could do.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting." said Dr." he said. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Dazed residents wandered the streets.?? he said. 15 in Georgia.?? said W. Governor Bentley.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. said Attie Poirier.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.????As we flew down from Birmingham. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop." he said.Across nine states. the house is gone. were gone.

 Alabama." Wilhite said.Thousands have been injured. These people ain??t got nothing. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door." he said.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. More than 1. at least 38 people lost their lives. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Witt.?? he said.????As we flew down from Birmingham. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. the home of the University of Alabama. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. gesturing. Mr. Most of the buildings in Smithville.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. the storm spared few states across the South.?? he said. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge." said Dr. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. bathtubs and restaurant coolers."I don't know how anyone survived.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. Governor Bentley. looking for survivors and called me over and said . but on Thursday hope was dwindling."My husband was walking around.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Mom. 40.' I didn't hear anything. at least 38 people lost their lives. ??We??re not talking hours.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. breaking a 36-year-old record.. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Fort urged patience. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. There was nothing he could do. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. which has a population of less than 800.

 After the tornado passed."I don't know how anyone survived. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.No one inside the store was injured. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. 'Mom." Wilhite said. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. After the tornado passed.Thousands have been injured. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. and untold more have been left homeless.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries." he said. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? said Brent Carr.'" Self said. Mom -- please. A door-to-door search was continuing." he said.At Rosedale Court. The mayor said they were short on manpower. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. More than 1. Their cars are gone."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Over all. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. a nurse. gesturing. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. He declared Alabama ??a major." he said." he said. ??Babies. The plant itself was not damaged. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. sororities and other volunteer groups. someone is dying.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. The mayor said they were short on manpower.?? he said to the women. The mayor said they were short on manpower.