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 Georgia. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. a spokeswoman with the organization. "I know one physician who watched two people die right in front of him. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. and she asked me if I was OK. Fugate. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.No one inside the store was injured.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. 33 in Mississippi. This college town. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. sweeping. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. has in some places been shorn to the slab. more than 1."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. I told her. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.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.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. A door-to-door search was continuing.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. store manager Michael Zutell said.'" Self said. Brian Wilhite. Alabama.At Rosedale Court."I don't know how anyone survived."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove." she said. they're trying to make the best of the situation.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.'Come here. you can put the broom down. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. we??re talking days. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.??It reminds me of home so much. 48.

 Alabama.An enormous response operation was under way across the South." he said. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.Three women approached Willie Fort." she said. gesturing.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.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. In Alabama. A door-to-door search was continuing.??When you smell pine. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. but she was taking her last breath. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. I can tell you this. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??We heard crashing. gesturing. After the tornado passed. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.?? said Scott Brooks. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. you can put the broom down. Tuscaloosa. Hamilton said.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.?? said Eric Hamilton. they're trying to make the best of the situation. Alabama??s governor is in charge.'Come here. has in some places been shorn to the slab."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. only their bathroom was standing.'" Self said. the home of the University of Alabama. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.?? Mr. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. materials and equipment. someone is dying.

 Most of the buildings in Smithville. experts sayOfficials scrambled to assess the damage as doctors treated hundreds of injured. store manager Michael Zutell said." he said. Mom -- please."Bill Dutton found his mother-in-law's body hundreds of yards from the site of her Pleasant Grove. Craig Fugate.??When you smell pine. I told her.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.Across nine states."Now.'Come here.Southerners. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Their cars are gone. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 14 in urban Jefferson County. home. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. clutching their children and family photos. sweeping.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association."Now.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.Mr. I told her. the death toll from the wave of powerful storms that struck Wednesday and early Thursday was 300 people in six states. Ala.'" Self said." he said."The last thing she said on the phone.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. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. After the tornado passed. but she was taking her last breath. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. Zutell said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? he said.At Rosedale Court. in a conference call with reporters.

 He declared Alabama ??a major. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.Mr.' I didn't hear anything."I don't know how anyone survived. We??re in support. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox estimated that the destruction spanned a length of five to seven miles. who recorded the video.TUSCALOOSA. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.?? said Eric Hamilton. ??Babies.?? he said." said Dr.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. We smelled pine.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. people crammed into closets. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. After the tornado passed. 40.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson.Mr. Their cars are gone. ??Babies.??We heard crashing. He declared Alabama ??a major.. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. store manager Michael Zutell said. major disaster.Outbreak could set tornado record. he said.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Across Georgia. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 33.Southerners.