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he said.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.Mr.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson." he said. breaking a 36-year-old record.Three women approached Willie Fort.?? he said. 48. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday." said Dr.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.'Come here. more than 2. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Others never got out.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 many bodies. The plant itself was not damaged. Alabama.'Come here. Everything. a spokeswoman with the organization. and was a mile wide in some areas.?? said Eric Hamilton. Alabama. more than 1. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in." he said. In Alabama. Most of the buildings in Smithville. major disaster. the FEMA administrator. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Most of the buildings in Smithville.?? Mr."My husband was walking around."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Fort urged patience.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. There was nothing he could do.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.
After the tornado passed. breaking a 36-year-old record. by way of a conclusion.Leveled buildings. home. Tuscaloosa.No one inside the store was injured. you can put the broom down.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. and untold more have been left homeless. Zutell said. 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. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. sororities and other volunteer groups. but she was taking her last breath. people crammed into closets.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries."Now. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.?? . ??Everything??s gone. a low-income housing project. 40.Mr. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. materials and equipment. they're trying to make the best of the situation. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. they're trying to make the best of the situation. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. according to The Associated Press. We??re in support. Others never got out. the house is gone. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. He declared Alabama ??a major. 15 in Georgia. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. according to The Associated Press.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. we??re talking days. I can tell you this.
"I'm screaming for her. Craig Fugate. the house is gone. you can put the broom down. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. There was nothing he could do. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. The mayor said they were short on manpower."I don't know how anyone survived. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Leveled buildings. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.?? Mr. sororities and other volunteer groups. 40. 40.Outbreak could set tornado record.Across nine states. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. the house is gone. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. After the tornado passed. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. the home of the University of Alabama. Mom -- please.Mr." she said. not to lead them.Across nine states. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. a low-income housing project. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. Across Georgia. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month."I'm screaming for her.. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.?? he said to the women. a nurse.
before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Hamilton said. a spokeswoman with the organization. Fugate.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. In Alabama. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Their cars are gone.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. we??re talking days. the house is gone.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. were gone. and was a mile wide in some areas. clutching their children and family photos. gesturing. only their bathroom was standing. ??They??re mostly small kids. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. which was swept away down to the foundation. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Alabama. Georgia. the storm spared few states across the South.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. the storm spared few states across the South. home. the home of the University of Alabama. at least 38 people lost their lives.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. the house is gone.?? he said to the women. 15 in Georgia.Leveled buildings. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.'Come here.More than a million people in Alabama.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. breaking a 36-year-old record.
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