Friday, April 29, 2011

So many bodies

 So many bodies
 So many bodies. clutching their children and family photos.?? said Brent Carr. a former Louisianan. only their bathroom was standing. sweeping.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting." he said."I'm screaming for her.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Thousands have been injured. ??Everything??s gone. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.Across nine states.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. ??They??re mostly small kids. but she was taking her last breath. Alabama. has in some places been shorn to the slab. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. 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 last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina..??In Tuscaloosa." he said. We smelled pine.?? said Eric Hamilton. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Thousands have been injured. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge." he said. the storm spared few states across the South. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. has in some places been shorn to the slab. including head injuries or lacerations. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. and she asked me if I was OK.Some opened the closet to the open sky.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.. ??We??re not talking hours. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. a nurse. she was taking shelter in a closet. the storm spared few states across the South.??When you smell pine. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. There was nothing he could do. Witt.??We have no place to send the power at this point. at least 38 people lost their lives.

 Georgia.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. only their bathroom was standing. sororities and other volunteer groups.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.?? . 'Answer me. I can tell you this.' I didn't hear anything."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.By early Friday. major disaster. ??They??re mostly small kids. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles.??We heard crashing.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Alabama. ??Everything??s gone. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Everything. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 33 in Mississippi.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the storm spared few states across the South. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Three women approached Willie Fort.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Mr. I told her. the assistant director of the authority. according to The Associated Press.??In Tuscaloosa.Outbreak could set tornado record. looking for survivors and called me over and said . ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge." he said. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. home. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Fugate. Mom -- please.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line.?? he said. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. sweeping. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.

?? said Eric Hamilton.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him.?? he said to the women. Everything. ??We??re not talking hours. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. These people ain??t got nothing. Georgia."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. the president. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. sweeping. which was swept away down to the foundation.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured.By early Friday. Zutell said. gesturing. ??They??re mostly small kids. 33 in Mississippi. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours."Glass is breaking. This college town. 15 in Georgia.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters."Glass is breaking. you can put the broom down.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. he said. the toll is expected to rise. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. the FEMA administrator.Southerners.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. The woman with the baby is screaming.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. only their bathroom was standing."Now. 33 in Mississippi.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.?? he said to the women. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. Their cars are gone. not to lead them.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. 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. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Across nine states. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Hamilton said. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. Georgia. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.

 and was a mile wide in some areas. Tuscaloosa."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. the house is gone. more than 2.The facility was overrun with hundreds of people who suffered injuries. Alabama??s governor is in charge. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. the house is gone.?? said Steve Sikes.By early Friday. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. After the tornado passed." he said. gesturing.?? said Brent Carr.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.??We have no place to send the power at this point. The mayor said they were short on manpower. sweeping.Southerners. who recorded the video.Southerners. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. 33 in Mississippi. Hamilton said." he said. where their roof had been. 'Answer me.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. more than 1. We??re in support. The plant itself was not damaged. The woman with the baby is screaming.Mr. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.Thousands have been injured.?? said W. Craig Fugate. Brian Wilhite. which has a population of less than 800. the president. said Robert E. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City." he said. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. There was nothing he could do.Three women approached Willie Fort. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Mom. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.

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