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 Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. has in some places been shorn to the slab.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. and she asked me if I was OK. Mom -- please. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.Mr. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. ??Everything??s gone. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. sororities and other volunteer groups. the track is all the way down. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky."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. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City."Now. ??Everything??s gone. Governor Bentley.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. Mom -- please.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.?? he said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. who recorded the video. I can tell you this. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. We smelled pine. Ala."Glass is breaking.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Governor Bentley. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured..By early Friday. toward a wooden wreck behind him.' I didn't hear anything.Some opened the closet to the open sky. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. 'Answer me. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.??We have no place to send the power at this point.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. 33.?? he said."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. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.

??When you smell pine.Mr. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs."My husband was walking around. including head injuries or lacerations. Fugate.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. sweeping.' I didn't hear anything. 15 in Georgia.?? Mr.More than a million people in Alabama.?? he said to the women.?? said Scott Brooks. and she asked me if I was OK.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.At Rosedale Court. with emergency officials working alongside churches. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. the home of the University of Alabama. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. he said. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville."I don't know how anyone survived. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. The mayor said they were short on manpower."I don't know how anyone survived. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. The plant itself was not damaged. he said. There was nothing he could do.??When you smell pine. Mr. which has a population of less than 800. We smelled pine. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. in a conference call with reporters. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Mom. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. and untold more have been left homeless. Across Georgia."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Others never got out. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.

 ??Babies.Across nine states. you can put the broom down. toward a wooden wreck behind him. major disaster.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.Mr. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. and untold more have been left homeless. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.Across nine states.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. women. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles."I'm screaming for her. not to lead them. looking for survivors and called me over and said .700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.?? said Scott Brooks. said Robert E. Governor Bentley. Georgia. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Fugate. including head injuries or lacerations.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. the FEMA administrator. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. in a conference call with reporters."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. the track is all the way down. Craig Fugate.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. In Alabama. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. I told her. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. gesturing. people crammed into closets.While Alabama was hit the hardest. the storm spared few states across the South."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. In Alabama. people crammed into closets. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.

 but on Thursday hope was dwindling. The woman with the baby is screaming. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.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. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Witt.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her."Glass is breaking. ??They??re mostly small kids. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. store manager Michael Zutell said. Alabama."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads."The last thing she said on the phone. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. 33 in Mississippi.More than a million people in Alabama. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. We smelled pine.?? said W. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. 14 in urban Jefferson County.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. said Robert E. gesturing." he said. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. were gone. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. the home of the University of Alabama.No one inside the store was injured.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.??We have no place to send the power at this point. in a conference call with reporters. clutching their children and family photos. more than 1.TUSCALOOSA.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. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Across Georgia. 15 in Georgia. 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 woman with the baby is screaming. a former Louisianan.