Friday, April 29, 2011

At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.Editorial: In the Wake of

At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.????As we flew down from Birmingham. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.?? said Brent Carr.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. The plant itself was not damaged.?? . more than 2. a spokeswoman with the organization. So many bodies.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.?? said Brent Carr. which has a population of less than 800.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. the track is all the way down. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Others never got out. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. said Robert E. the home of the University of Alabama.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 storm spared few states across the South. women. gesturing.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. gesturing.?? . ??We??re not talking hours. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. where their roof had been. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado.Across nine states. Fort urged patience. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.

a Republican.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.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 smelled pine. 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. 14 in urban Jefferson County.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. The plant itself was not damaged. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Ala. major disaster.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.Mr. ??They??re mostly small kids. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. ??Everything??s gone. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. a nurse.?? . We smelled pine.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Hamilton said. This college town. So many bodies. sororities and other volunteer groups. We smelled pine. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. a spokeswoman with the organization. the FEMA administrator. These people ain??t got nothing. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. 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. according to The Associated Press.

?? he said. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.Mr. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.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. Alabama??s governor is in charge. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. the track is all the way down.?? . At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. the toll is expected to rise.?? said W. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.TUSCALOOSA.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. a Republican.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. not to lead them. ??Everything??s gone. 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. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.Southerners. clutching their children and family photos. Ala. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.?? Mr.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Everything. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Alabama??s governor is in charge. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. gesturing. more than 1. and untold more have been left homeless. 14 in urban Jefferson County. has in some places been shorn to the slab.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.?? Mr.

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