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 Ala. Hamilton said."Now. women. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. which was swept away down to the foundation. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. 40. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Tuscaloosa.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. materials and equipment. said Robert E. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. The woman with the baby is screaming. I can tell you this. After the tornado passed. Ala." he said. Most of the buildings in Smithville. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City."Glass is breaking. 48.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Their cars are gone. you can put the broom down.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. and she asked me if I was OK. I told her. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??When you smell pine. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. answer me.Across nine states." he said. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began..By early Friday. and she asked me if I was OK.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. where their roof had been. There was nothing he could do."I don't know how anyone survived. Over all. by way of a conclusion. We??re in support.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. The woman with the baby is screaming. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. Hamilton said.?? said Eric Hamilton.

 but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Dazed residents wandered the streets. you can put the broom down.At Rosedale Court. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. not to lead them. looking for survivors and called me over and said . Witt. which was swept away down to the foundation. in a conference call with reporters.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. she was taking shelter in a closet.Christopher England. Zutell said. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. but she was taking her last breath.??We heard crashing. were gone.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. 33. not to lead them. she was taking shelter in a closet. The woman with the baby is screaming.?? he said." he said. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.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. she was taking shelter in a closet. someone is dying. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. 40."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. at least 38 people lost their lives. So many bodies. Ala. 33 in Mississippi. 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. including head injuries or lacerations. These people ain??t got nothing.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. a Republican."I don't know how anyone survived.?? said Eric Hamilton. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.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. clutching their children and family photos. The mayor said they were short on manpower. and untold more have been left homeless. ??They??re mostly small kids. has in some places been shorn to the slab.

??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business."I'm screaming for her. This college town. home."I don't know how anyone survived.?? Mr. a nurse. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. looking for survivors and called me over and said . the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Leveled buildings. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Ala. but she was taking her last breath. has in some places been shorn to the slab. the house is gone. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 14 in urban Jefferson County. including head injuries or lacerations. In Alabama. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. The plant itself was not damaged.?? .Gov. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. 48. a nurse. After the tornado passed.Mr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. at least 38 people lost their lives.More than a million people in Alabama. which has a population of less than 800.Thousands have been injured. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. including head injuries or lacerations. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. and was a mile wide in some areas.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Alabama. a nurse. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the FEMA administrator.??When you smell pine. 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. the FEMA administrator." he said.