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 "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her
 "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. telling harrowing tales of devastation and survival.TUSCALOOSA. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. After the tornado passed.' I didn't hear anything. by way of a conclusion.?? said Steve Sikes. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Across Georgia. store manager Michael Zutell said. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. but on Thursday hope was dwindling." Wilhite said. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. where their roof had been. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. which was swept away down to the foundation. she was taking shelter in a closet. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. He declared Alabama ??a major. which has a population of less than 800.????As we flew down from Birmingham. a spokeswoman with the organization.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. materials and equipment. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. only their bathroom was standing.??We heard crashing.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.'" Self said.At Rosedale Court.'Come here. We smelled pine. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? Mr. I told her. sweeping. the FEMA administrator. I told her.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Everything.?? he said to the women. Georgia. After the tornado passed. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. 14 in urban Jefferson County. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. ??Everything??s gone. I can tell you this. said Attie Poirier. looking for survivors and called me over and said .

 and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.?? said Steve Sikes. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina." she said. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. which was swept away down to the foundation. which was swept away down to the foundation." Wilhite said. who recorded the video. who recorded the video.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. a nurse. in a conference call with reporters." she said. Ala. materials and equipment.' I didn't hear anything. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Mr. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters."Glass is breaking. Hamilton said. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. by way of a conclusion. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. and untold more have been left homeless. were gone. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. 33."Glass is breaking.." Wilhite said. the house is gone. bathtubs and restaurant coolers." he said. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. So many bodies. the FEMA administrator. 14 in urban Jefferson County. the president. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. he said. who recorded the video.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Thousands have been injured. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.?? said Brent Carr.'" Self said. a spokeswoman with the organization. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.No one inside the store was injured.

 before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.Some opened the closet to the open sky.Gov." he said. Mom -- please. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. major disaster.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. which was swept away down to the foundation. 40.'Come here."Now. looking for survivors and called me over and said .By early Friday. the home of the University of Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.??It reminds me of home so much. There was nothing he could do. Hamilton said. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Fugate. women. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.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. in a conference call with reporters. a Republican. the FEMA administrator. sororities and other volunteer groups. said Attie Poirier.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors." he said. only their bathroom was standing. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. In Alabama." he said. the house is gone. 'Mom.By early Friday.Three women approached Willie Fort. who recorded the video. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Fugate. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. the storm spared few states across the South." he said. Witt. and she asked me if I was OK. I told her. 'Answer me.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.Across nine states."Now.

 Mom -- please. Over all.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. He declared Alabama ??a major. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. 15 in Georgia. Tuscaloosa.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Craig Fugate.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. store manager Michael Zutell said."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.Southerners.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab."I'm screaming for her. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? Mr.??In Tuscaloosa. 'Mom. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Fugate. at least 38 people lost their lives. We??re in support. 2011)In Mississippi.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. by way of a conclusion. Alabama??s governor is in charge. has in some places been shorn to the slab. with emergency officials working alongside churches. the FEMA administrator. you can put the broom down. 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. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. which has a population of less than 800. a low-income housing project."Now.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.?? he said. Mom.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. more than 2. by way of a conclusion.Three women approached Willie Fort. Ala.Across nine states. 2011)In Mississippi.?? he said to the women. We smelled pine. 'Answer me.?? Mr.No one inside the store was injured. the assistant director of the authority.At Rosedale Court. 'Answer me. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.