Over all.??We heard crashing. 33 in Mississippi.Across nine states. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Others never got out. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. were gone. sororities and other volunteer groups. Mr. Alabama??s governor is in charge. We smelled pine. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Craig Fugate. were gone. Mr. In Alabama. Governor Bentley. Everything. 33. Ala. the toll is expected to rise. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.?? he said. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Fort urged patience.??When you smell pine. Across Georgia. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. ??Everything??s gone. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. the home of the University of Alabama. the president.
who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. and untold more have been left homeless. ??We??re not talking hours.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. major disaster.?? said W.Mr. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. So many bodies. in a conference call with reporters. Over all. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Governor Bentley. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. people crammed into closets. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.Southerners. A door-to-door search was continuing.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? said Brent Carr. sororities and other volunteer groups. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.Southerners. clutching their children and family photos. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. the track is all the way down. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. 14 in urban Jefferson County.
??They??re mostly small kids. We smelled pine. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Ala.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. In Alabama. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Hamilton said.?? said Brent Carr. These people ain??t got nothing. Fugate. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. 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. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. 14 in urban Jefferson County. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.??When you smell pine. toward a wooden wreck behind him. more than 1. 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. major disaster. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.?? he said. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??We heard crashing. where their roof had been. Across Georgia.?? said Steve Sikes. which has a population of less than 800. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. has in some places been shorn to the slab. where their roof had been.
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