the assistant director of the authority.An enormous response operation was under way

the assistant director of the authority.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.?? he said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Witt. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. We smelled pine.?? Mr.?? Mr. a spokeswoman with the organization. In Alabama.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Fort urged patience. more than 2. the assistant director of the authority. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??We heard crashing. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.More than a million people in Alabama.?? said Eric Hamilton.TUSCALOOSA. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.??In Tuscaloosa. where their roof had been. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. women. We smelled pine.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. where their roof had been. I can tell you this. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. which has a population of less than 800. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.

according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. said Attie Poirier. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. 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 FEMA administrator. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.TUSCALOOSA.?? . With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. 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 Robert E. according to The Associated Press. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.TUSCALOOSA. Alabama??s governor is in charge.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. He declared Alabama ??a major. ??Babies. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Across Georgia. Everything. Everything.?? he said. More than 1. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. the home of the University of Alabama. Governor Bentley. 15 in Georgia.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. breaking a 36-year-old record.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.

?? Mr. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. a Republican. Fugate. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Governor Bentley. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? he said. by way of a conclusion.While Alabama was hit the hardest. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. according to The Associated Press.?? Mr. These people ain??t got nothing. We??re in support. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Mr. 2011)In Mississippi.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. the assistant director of the authority. 40. people crammed into closets. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. a spokeswoman with the organization. Everything.?? said Eric Hamilton.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. 2011)In Mississippi.More than a million people in Alabama. ??Everything??s gone. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. said Robert E.