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"Now. The mayor said they were short on manpower. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power."Glass is breaking.While Alabama was hit the hardest. she was taking shelter in a closet. I told her.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. at least 38 people lost their lives. So many bodies."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. home."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. which was swept away down to the foundation. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. ??They??re mostly small kids. looking for survivors and called me over and said .TUSCALOOSA. ??They??re mostly small kids. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. we??re talking days." he said.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. sororities and other volunteer groups. After the tornado passed. she was taking shelter in a closet. someone is dying."Now. has in some places been shorn to the slab.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.Leveled buildings. ??Babies. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Fort urged patience. The woman with the baby is screaming. at least 38 people lost their lives.?? said W. Alabama??s governor is in charge."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on." he said.

??It looks to be pretty much devastated. she was taking shelter in a closet. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. In Alabama. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.Thousands have been injured.By early Friday. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. More than 1."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. including head injuries or lacerations.Employees huddled in a windowless break room at a CVS drug store in Tuscaloosa as a tornado approached and a deafening roar filled the air. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.??It reminds me of home so much.?? . These people ain??t got nothing. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.Some opened the closet to the open sky. looking for survivors and called me over and said .The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. with emergency officials working alongside churches. looking for survivors and called me over and said . A door-to-door search was continuing. who recorded the video. A door-to-door search was continuing.?? Mr."I'm screaming for her."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. gesturing. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. major disaster. a low-income housing project."I'm screaming for her. clutching their children and family photos. Fugate. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. Hamilton said. Alabama??s governor is in charge.Leveled buildings. we??re talking days. in a conference call with reporters. were gone." he said. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.

 "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Hamilton said. at least 38 people lost their lives. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.'" Self said. but she was taking her last breath.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. breaking a 36-year-old record. In Alabama." he said.'Come here. with emergency officials working alongside churches. a nurse. women.Thousands have been injured. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. Most of the buildings in Smithville. we??re talking days. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. with emergency officials working alongside churches." Wilhite said. said Robert E.Thousands have been injured. but she was taking her last breath.'" Self said. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.' I didn't hear anything. said Attie Poirier. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. were 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. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.Gov. More than 1.'Come here.While Alabama was hit the hardest.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. someone is dying. the FEMA administrator. answer me. Mr.??When you smell pine. 33 in Mississippi. you can put the broom down. materials and equipment.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Fort urged patience.

 women. Zutell said.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Gov. Fort urged patience.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. which has a population of less than 800. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. said Robert E.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.??We have no place to send the power at this point. 14 in urban Jefferson County. the storm spared few states across the South. not to lead them. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Mom.?? said Eric Hamilton. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. breaking a 36-year-old record.More than a million people in Alabama. which was swept away down to the foundation. the president. people crammed into closets. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. and she asked me if I was OK. the assistant director of the authority. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. 33 in Mississippi. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. These people ain??t got nothing. sororities and other volunteer groups. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. which was swept away down to the foundation. and untold more have been left homeless. answer me. the FEMA administrator. by way of a conclusion.Mr. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. a former Louisianan. Georgia. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. the FEMA administrator. including head injuries or lacerations.