Friday, April 29, 2011

These people ain??t got nothing

 These people ain??t got nothing
 These people ain??t got nothing. A door-to-door search was continuing. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. major disaster.??When you smell pine.?? said Brent Carr.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door. and was a mile wide in some areas. Across Georgia.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. This college town. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. someone is dying. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.?? said Eric Hamilton. more than 2. Across Georgia. Fort urged patience."Now. she was taking shelter in a closet.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. "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. Fort urged patience.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. the storm spared few states across the South. said the tornado looked like a movie scene." she said. a spokeswoman with the organization."I'm screaming for her.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. more than 1." he said.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Everything.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. A door-to-door search was continuing. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? he said. the FEMA administrator. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. 40. 14 in urban Jefferson County. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? he said. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency." he said. a nurse. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. you can put the broom down. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.????As we flew down from Birmingham. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.

 but she was taking her last breath. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. Fort urged patience.??In Tuscaloosa. In Alabama. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Craig Fugate. where their roof had been."Now. 33. has in some places been shorn to the slab. 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. In Alabama. more than 2..More than a million people in Alabama. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. Zutell said. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.??We heard crashing. said Attie Poirier. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.While Alabama was hit the hardest.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Others never got out. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital.?? he said to the women. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.?? he said. Mom -- please.?? he said to the women. 33 in Mississippi.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday." said Dr. which has a population of less than 800.' I didn't hear anything.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before.?? said Brent Carr. Georgia. In Alabama." she said. Everything.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. with emergency officials working alongside churches. ??They??re mostly small kids. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.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. Tuscaloosa.

 ??They??re mostly small kids. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. There was nothing he could do."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Craig Fugate. more than 1."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.'Come here. she was taking shelter in a closet. home. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.??In Tuscaloosa. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Mom. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. He declared Alabama ??a major. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown." he said. There was nothing he could do. A door-to-door search was continuing. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Zutell said. This college town. 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 home of the University of Alabama. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. and untold more have been left homeless. 33 in Mississippi.?? Mr."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. were gone. and untold more have been left homeless.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. ??Everything??s gone. Most of the buildings in Smithville.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. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.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. said Attie Poirier.?? said W. There was nothing he could do. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. they're trying to make the best of the situation."The last thing she said on the phone. which was swept away down to the foundation. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.No one inside the store was injured.

 Others never got out.?? he said. We smelled pine.?? said Eric Hamilton."A video shot from the third floor of the University of Alabama's basketball coliseum shows a large mass sucking everything into forbidding dark clouds above.TUSCALOOSA.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her. a spokeswoman with the organization. store manager Michael Zutell said. So many bodies.At Rosedale Court. Everything. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. "It's mind-boggling to think you walked away.Mr. more than 2. Brian Wilhite. and was a mile wide in some areas.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before..Three women approached Willie Fort.A mother cradling an infant sprinted inside just before the twister hit. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Craig Fugate. the FEMA administrator. 33.????As we flew down from Birmingham.'Come here. breaking a 36-year-old record. A door-to-door search was continuing.??In Tuscaloosa.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. in a conference call with reporters. and she asked me if I was OK. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. according to The Associated Press. a nurse. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Fugate.?? he said.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. The mayor said they were short on manpower.?? said Eric Hamilton. which has a population of less than 800. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Alabama??s governor is in charge. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. a Republican. So many bodies. not to lead them. Over all."I'm screaming for her. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.

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