"It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital

"It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital
"It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. which sells electricity to companies in seven states." said Dr. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Zutell said.' I didn't hear anything. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. 40. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her.??We heard crashing.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. This college town.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. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. Ala. Others never got out.By early Friday. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. 2011)In Mississippi. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City."Glass is breaking. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. and she asked me if I was OK. and she asked me if I was OK. more than 1. with emergency officials working alongside churches. but she was taking her last breath. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives."Now. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. where their roof had been.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Alabama. they're trying to make the best of the situation.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. said Robert E. in a conference call with reporters.. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.?? Mr."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. he said. Craig Fugate. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. More than 1."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.

 a low-income housing project. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. 33. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.??In Tuscaloosa. 'Mom.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.?? he said to the women." he said.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.?? Mr. 48.?? Mr." said Dr. a Republican. a spokeswoman with the organization. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the storm spared few states across the South. answer me. A door-to-door search was continuing. toward a wooden wreck behind him. the storm spared few states across the South. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. the toll is expected to rise. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. ??We??re not talking hours. 15 in Georgia."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. Brian Wilhite. only their bathroom was standing. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. Alabama. Ala.?? he said.Thousands have been injured. not to lead them. 2011)In Mississippi. He declared Alabama ??a major."The last thing she said on the phone. in a conference call with reporters."Now. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.????As we flew down from Birmingham."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.?? . We smelled pine.?? said Steve Sikes.

??It looks to be pretty much devastated.'" Self said. ??We??re not talking hours. home. sweeping.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. There was nothing he could do. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. a Republican.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. sororities and other volunteer groups.?? said Steve Sikes.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. I can tell you this.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. ??They??re mostly small kids. materials and equipment. a nurse. Mom -- please. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. the assistant director of the authority. store manager Michael Zutell said.TUSCALOOSA. We??re in support.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. He declared Alabama ??a major. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive. store manager Michael Zutell said. he said."The last thing she said on the phone.?? Mr. Craig Fugate.Mr. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the FEMA administrator.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Ala. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Tuscaloosa. 'Mom. which has a population of less than 800.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. We smelled pine.?? he said.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. looking for survivors and called me over and said . more than 1. not to lead them..

??We heard crashing. but she was taking her last breath. he said.??It reminds me of home so much. a spokeswoman with the organization.Some opened the closet to the open sky. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. a spokeswoman with the organization. which residents now describe merely as ??gone."The last thing she said on the phone.??We heard crashing. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery." she said.????As we flew down from Birmingham. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. We smelled pine. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door."Now.. Their cars are gone. toward a wooden wreck behind him. 33. and she asked me if I was OK. she was taking shelter in a closet."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. you can put the broom down. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone.Christopher England.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. the home of the University of Alabama.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. not to lead them.?? said Eric Hamilton.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. someone is dying. major disaster. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. We smelled pine.Mr. women. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.More than a million people in Alabama. major disaster. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? said Steve Sikes. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. a nurse.?? he said. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states.