according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association

 according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association
 according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Fugate. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Across nine states. 33 in Mississippi. said the tornado looked like a movie scene.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.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.??We heard crashing. These people ain??t got nothing." said Dr.Some opened the closet to the open sky. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.Leveled buildings. the storm spared few states across the South." said Dr. said Robert E.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. at least 38 people lost their lives. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.?? said Scott Brooks. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Brian Wilhite. Their cars are gone. More than 1. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. home. and was a mile wide in some areas. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. the assistant director of the authority.. ??They??re mostly small kids. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable."Now. Hamilton said. you can put the broom down. clutching their children and family photos. 33. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. a Republican. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. ??Everything??s 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. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. someone is dying. I can tell you this. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. not to lead them. Dazed residents wandered the streets. more than 1. The woman with the baby is screaming.??We have no place to send the power at this point.?? said Brent Carr. the track is all the way down.

 people crammed into closets.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. A door-to-door search was continuing. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the president. only their bathroom was standing. More than 1. We??re in support.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 2011)In Mississippi. Over all.??In Tuscaloosa."I don't know how anyone survived. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. I told her. they're trying to make the best of the situation. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Across Georgia. who recorded the video.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Others never got out.' I didn't hear anything. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.TUSCALOOSA."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. breaking a 36-year-old record. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??It reminds me of home so much. 33 in Mississippi. Zutell said.?? he said. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.?? said Scott Brooks. and she asked me if I was OK. Alabama. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Fugate. more than 2. 48. major disaster. breaking a 36-year-old record. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Mr. the president. in a conference call with reporters. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.

?? he said. There was nothing he could do. Ala. The plant itself was not damaged. Mom.While Alabama was hit the hardest. 48.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.????As we flew down from Birmingham. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. 48.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. who recorded the video.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. ??We??re not talking hours. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Over all. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.Some opened the closet to the open sky. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Thousands have been injured. Mom. home. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. He declared Alabama ??a major. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.By early Friday. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. 48." he said. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. 15 in Georgia. toward a wooden wreck behind him. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Fugate.?? said W.?? said Brent Carr. Governor Bentley. Brian Wilhite. So many bodies.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here." she said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. looking for survivors and called me over and said . with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Mom -- please. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. the FEMA administrator. materials and equipment. said Robert E.

 some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Hamilton said. Everything. sweeping. Fort urged patience."The last thing she said on the phone. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??They??re mostly small kids.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. we??re talking days. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.At Rosedale Court. Their cars are gone. which was swept away down to the foundation. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 48. a low-income housing project." said Dr. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the storm spared few states across the South. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. breaking a 36-year-old record.?? he said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. which was swept away down to the foundation." he said. breaking a 36-year-old record. Alabama. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. 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."Now." he said. which was swept away down to the foundation. gesturing."I don't know how anyone survived. 'Answer me. Alabama??s governor is in charge. More than 1. sweeping. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. who recorded the video. The woman with the baby is screaming.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. 15 in Georgia. Mom -- please. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. In Alabama. a low-income housing project. Across Georgia.