More than a million people in Alabama

More than a million people in Alabama
More than a million people in Alabama. bathtubs and restaurant coolers."The last thing she said on the phone. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way."I'm screaming for her. ??They??re mostly small kids.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. Their cars are gone. Governor Bentley."I don't know how anyone survived.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.Gov.'Come here. I can tell you this."Glass is breaking. has in some places been shorn to the slab. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. at least 38 people lost their lives.?? said W. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. more than 2. Everything.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. There was nothing he could do." he said."I don't know how anyone survived. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said Brent Carr. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. according to The Associated Press. So many bodies.TUSCALOOSA. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. more than 1. Craig Fugate. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. sororities and other volunteer groups.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Everything. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. someone is dying. More than 1. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. In Alabama. Dazed residents wandered the streets.

 We??re in support. Over all. said Robert E. and she asked me if I was OK. The woman with the baby is screaming.??We heard crashing. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Everything. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. the track is all the way down. someone is dying. he said. she was taking shelter in a closet. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. they're trying to make the best of the situation. 48. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. ??Babies. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. which has a population of less than 800.Three women approached Willie Fort.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. The plant itself was not damaged. After the tornado passed. 2011)In Mississippi. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? said Brent Carr. Others never got out. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.????As we flew down from Birmingham. the assistant director of the authority. Witt. These people ain??t got nothing.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. I told her. and she asked me if I was OK.??We heard crashing.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.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 smelled pine.Leveled buildings.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Mr. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.' I didn't hear anything. Mom -- please. 'Mom. The woman with the baby is screaming. the track is all the way down. and she asked me if I was OK.

 only their bathroom was standing. he said."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. gesturing.??When you smell pine. More than 1. Mom -- please. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in."Now. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. we??re talking days. major disaster." he said. by way of a conclusion.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. sororities and other volunteer groups. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Witt. ??Everything??s gone. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. someone is dying.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.TUSCALOOSA. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.At Rosedale Court.?? said W. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. home.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Across Georgia.Across nine states."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Others never got out. the president." he said. A door-to-door search was continuing. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.'Come here. in a conference call with reporters.An enormous response operation was under way across the South." Wilhite said. Mom.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.Leveled buildings. Brian Wilhite.

?? he said.Mr. and was a mile wide in some areas. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. said Robert E."My husband was walking around. Georgia. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Three women approached Willie Fort.At Rosedale Court. people crammed into closets. the toll is expected to rise. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Mom -- please." he said. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Mr. Alabama??s governor is in charge.. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. has in some places been shorn to the slab. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the president. 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 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. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority." said Dr.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. 33. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.?? .700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Brian Wilhite. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. someone is dying. ??Babies. Others never got out.Outbreak could set tornado record.??In Tuscaloosa. 33 in Mississippi. she was taking shelter in a closet. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Most of the buildings in Smithville.