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 made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. 14 in urban Jefferson County. only their bathroom was standing. they're trying to make the best of the situation.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. at least 38 people lost their lives.?? he said. more than 1.By early Friday. answer me. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. the FEMA administrator. We smelled pine. Their cars are gone. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."The last thing she said on the phone.Three women approached Willie Fort. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. a nurse.????As we flew down from Birmingham. has in some places been shorn to the slab. but she was taking her last breath. 40.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.?? he said."I'm screaming for her."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. including head injuries or lacerations.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her." she said. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.?? he said to the women. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. 33 in Mississippi.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. a spokeswoman with the organization. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Southerners.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. the assistant director of the authority. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. A door-to-door search was continuing. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Witt. the house is gone. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Their cars are gone.

"It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. We??re in support.By early Friday.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. people crammed into closets. 2011)In Mississippi. Ala. In Alabama. ??They??re mostly small kids.??In Tuscaloosa." he said." he said. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.Mr.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. looking for survivors and called me over and said . who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.Thousands have been injured. More than 1. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. the president."My husband was walking around. 'Mom. Most of the buildings in Smithville. Most of the buildings in Smithville.?? Mr.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.??We heard crashing. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.' I didn't hear anything.Gov."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. more than 1. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 'Answer me. the track is all the way down. Alabama??s governor is in charge. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. 48.Three women approached Willie Fort. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Brian Wilhite. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. He declared Alabama ??a major. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Dazed residents wandered the streets. but she was taking her last breath. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. 33.Christopher England.??It reminds me of home so much.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. which has a population of less than 800. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop."I don't know how anyone survived.?? said Steve Sikes." 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. sweeping.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.Gov. 33. ??They??re mostly small kids. Witt. Most of the buildings in Smithville. and untold more have been left homeless.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. not to lead them. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.??In Tuscaloosa. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. we??re talking days. Georgia. more than 2."Glass is breaking. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??When you smell pine. In Alabama.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. There was nothing he could do. with emergency officials working alongside churches. a former Louisianan. ??Babies.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. and she asked me if I was OK.'" Self said. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. I told her. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. women.?? he said. Across Georgia.??We have no place to send the power at this point. major disaster. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. More than 1. the FEMA administrator.