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 Hamilton said.Southerners. Fugate.?? said W." Wilhite said. Zutell said."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. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. said Robert E. There was nothing he could do.Some opened the closet to the open sky. a former Louisianan. Alabama. 'Answer me. So many bodies.Leveled buildings. breaking a 36-year-old record. only their bathroom was standing. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Craig Fugate.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before."Now. at least 38 people lost their lives. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. 'Mom. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Alabama.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. you can put the broom down. Tuscaloosa.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.?? said Steve Sikes. Governor Bentley. More than 1.Leveled buildings.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. the home of the University of Alabama. He declared Alabama ??a major. you can put the broom down.No one inside the store was injured.??We heard crashing.

 which has a population of less than 800."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. more than 2. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Dazed residents wandered the streets." he said. major disaster. the assistant director of the authority.More than a million people in Alabama. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. said Robert E. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.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.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. 'Mom. people crammed into closets.?? he said. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. more than 1.Mr. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. 48.?? he said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Alabama??s governor is in charge. according to The Associated Press.?? said W.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. So many bodies. she was taking shelter in a closet. Brian Wilhite. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. We??re in support. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Ala. the assistant director of the authority. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance."Glass is breaking. Mr. and was a mile wide in some areas. 'Mom. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Leveled buildings. with emergency officials working alongside churches.

Leveled buildings. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. clutching their children and family photos. ??We??re not talking hours.By early Friday. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. said the tornado looked like a movie scene." she said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.'Come here. a former Louisianan.' I didn't hear anything. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.By early Friday.TUSCALOOSA. not to lead them. 15 in Georgia.Mr. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured."My husband was walking around.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. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. 33. not to lead them. ??We??re not talking hours. The mayor said they were short on manpower. a low-income housing project. Fort urged patience. Hamilton said.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. ??They??re mostly small kids. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.??It reminds me of home so much. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. store manager Michael Zutell said. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Ala. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. store manager Michael Zutell said. The woman with the baby is screaming. she was taking shelter in a closet.??In Tuscaloosa. Mom -- please. they're trying to make the best of the situation. a low-income housing project. Others never got out."I'm screaming for her.

??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Leveled buildings.Southerners.'" Self said.'" Self said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. and untold more have been left homeless. sweeping.Southerners. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. the assistant director of the authority. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.Outbreak could set tornado record.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. someone is dying. Ala. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Tuscaloosa.?? said W. toward a wooden wreck behind him."Glass is breaking.While Alabama was hit the hardest. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. the president. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Georgia."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 storm spared few states across the South.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. In Alabama. Mom -- please. So many bodies. she was taking shelter in a closet."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 nurse. Governor Bentley. the assistant director of the authority.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Brian Wilhite. Alabama. you can put the broom down. not to lead them." he said. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. and untold more have been left homeless."I'm screaming for her.