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the FEMA administrator. 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. This college town. the toll is expected to rise. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.?? Mr.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. where their roof had been. a low-income housing project. by way of a conclusion. ??Everything??s gone. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. 48. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. Across Georgia. ??They??re mostly small kids. were gone. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. where their roof had been. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. clutching their children and family photos.Across nine states.??We have no place to send the power at this point. Ala. He declared Alabama ??a major.??We heard crashing. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Tuscaloosa.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.Three women approached Willie Fort.?? he said to the women. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. more than 2.Some opened the closet to the open sky. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.Mr. 33. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. He declared Alabama ??a major. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. a Republican. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Craig Fugate. Their cars are gone. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Hamilton said. more than 1. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. and untold more have been left homeless.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. we??re talking days. Over all.While Alabama was hit the hardest. a spokeswoman with the organization. Their cars are gone. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.??It reminds me of home so much. clutching their children and family photos. by way of a conclusion. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City.??We heard crashing. In Alabama. more than 1. Witt.Mr. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Governor Bentley. a spokeswoman with the organization. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. and untold more have been left homeless. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??In Tuscaloosa. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. So many bodies. Tuscaloosa. 15 in Georgia.Gov. ??Babies. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.More than a million people in Alabama. more than 1. The plant itself was not damaged. We smelled pine. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. 40. Ala. a low-income housing project. ??Babies. These people ain??t got nothing. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. He declared Alabama ??a major. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Over all. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. toward a wooden wreck behind him.?? said Brent Carr. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 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. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.While Alabama was hit the hardest.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. with emergency officials working alongside churches. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. 33 in Mississippi. Governor Bentley. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. ??Everything??s gone. In Alabama. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. by way of a conclusion. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.TUSCALOOSA. A door-to-door search was continuing. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. the president. Governor Bentley. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. A door-to-door search was continuing. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 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.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 president. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. not to lead them. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.?? said Brent Carr. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating.TUSCALOOSA.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Ala. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Across Georgia.While Alabama was hit the hardest. according to The Associated Press.Mr. I can tell you this. Mr. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? . Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. 33. Others never got out.?? said Eric Hamilton.??In Tuscaloosa. gesturing. 2011)In Mississippi.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Hamilton said. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. not to lead them.More than a million people in Alabama. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.TUSCALOOSA. the home of the University of Alabama.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.