the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state

the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Hamilton said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. more than 2. 48.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??When you smell pine. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.??It reminds me of home so much. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. said Robert E. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. breaking a 36-year-old record. the home of the University of Alabama.?? he said. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.?? Mr. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. said Attie Poirier. Across Georgia. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? . with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. ??We??re not talking hours.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. ??Everything??s gone. 33. more than 1.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Fort urged patience. clutching their children and family photos. Mr. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. a spokeswoman with the organization. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. in a conference call with reporters.??It reminds me of home so much. Alabama??s governor is in charge.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? said Brent Carr. women. Governor Bentley. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? said Steve Sikes.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. the track is all the way down. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.?? he said.?? said Scott Brooks. ?? .?? said Steve Sikes.?? said Brent Carr. people crammed into closets. a former Louisianan. and untold more have been left homeless.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. a former Louisianan. the toll is expected to rise.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? said Scott Brooks. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. So many bodies. we??re talking days. We??re in support. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.?? said Eric Hamilton. the home of the University of Alabama. the storm spared few states across the South.Three women approached Willie Fort. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. breaking a 36-year-old record. Governor Bentley.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.??When you smell pine. Their cars are gone. The plant itself was not damaged. a spokeswoman with the organization.?? Mr. So many bodies. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Governor Bentley. Witt. the FEMA administrator. women.Southerners. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. ??They??re mostly small kids. clutching their children and family photos. Ala.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. said Robert E. 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.Gov. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. gesturing. a Republican.Across nine states. we??re talking days. has in some places been shorn to the slab. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Ala. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. 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. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.?? he said. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. which has a population of less than 800. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.?? said Brent Carr. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. and untold more have been left homeless. ??Everything??s gone. major disaster. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a former Louisianan.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. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. has in some places been shorn to the slab. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. ??We??re not talking hours. according to The Associated Press.Some opened the closet to the open sky.Some opened the closet to the open sky. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. He declared Alabama ??a major. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.Mr.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Their cars are gone.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. 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.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.Mr. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. Across Georgia. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.