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 the FEMA administrator."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. ??We??re not talking hours.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. a former Louisianan."I'm screaming for her. who recorded the video. and was a mile wide in some areas."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. The woman with the baby is screaming."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. store manager Michael Zutell said.????As we flew down from Birmingham. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Mom -- please.??We heard crashing. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Brian Wilhite."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.Mr. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. said Attie Poirier. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. We smelled pine.TUSCALOOSA. only their bathroom was standing. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. After the tornado passed. which has a population of less than 800. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Brian Wilhite.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. and untold more have been left homeless. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.?? said W. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.TUSCALOOSA.?? said Eric Hamilton. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. Ala.

 pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Craig Fugate. only their bathroom was standing.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Craig Fugate.Mr. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. the toll is expected to rise. 2011)In Mississippi. Mom. she was taking shelter in a closet.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.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.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon."Now. Brian Wilhite. gesturing.????As we flew down from Birmingham. We smelled pine."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. Ala."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. So many bodies.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. The mayor said they were short on manpower. more than 1.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Fugate. a spokeswoman with the organization. Governor Bentley.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. you can put the broom down. at least 38 people lost their lives. There was nothing he could do.Southerners. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. I told her. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.

 14 in urban Jefferson County. Alabama.?? he said.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Fort urged patience. the track is all the way down. at least 38 people lost their lives.?? he said. store manager Michael Zutell said. we??re talking days. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. a spokeswoman with the organization.?? said Steve Sikes. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. Alabama. So many bodies. the assistant director of the authority. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Hamilton said. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. ??We??re not talking hours. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. were gone. So many bodies. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.. sororities and other volunteer groups."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. the president. the FEMA administrator." Wilhite said. we??re talking days. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.Mr. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. at least 38 people lost their lives. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. A door-to-door search was continuing.TUSCALOOSA.

 and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. only their bathroom was standing. in a conference call with reporters.??We heard crashing.??When you smell pine.Leveled buildings. materials and equipment. but she was taking her last breath.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.While Alabama was hit the hardest. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. according to The Associated Press. Mr. We smelled pine. they're trying to make the best of the situation. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival. 40. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.TUSCALOOSA." 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. and she asked me if I was OK. I can tell you this. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. ??Everything??s gone. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Alabama.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. with emergency officials working alongside churches. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. the assistant director of the authority. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Georgia. Governor Bentley. I can tell you this. 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. Mom -- please. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.' I didn't hear anything. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. where their roof had been. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Governor Bentley. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.