a spokeswoman with the organization

 a spokeswoman with the organization
 a spokeswoman with the organization."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. 40.While Alabama was hit the hardest. In the city of Tuscaloosa alone. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Hamilton said." he said. The mayor said they were short on manpower. Alabama. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 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. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. but she was taking her last breath. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. This college town. In Alabama. including head injuries or lacerations.?? Mr." he said.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. which has a population of less than 800."Now. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. The mayor said they were short on manpower. More than 1.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Alabama.Gov.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. said the tornado looked like a movie scene. they're trying to make the best of the situation. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.Southerners. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.????As we flew down from Birmingham. 'Mom.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.?? said Brent Carr.TUSCALOOSA.

 Everything. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. The mayor said they were short on manpower. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. a former Louisianan. Most of the buildings in Smithville. clutching their children and family photos. Fort urged patience. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Mom -- please. So many bodies.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. where their roof had been. and untold more have been left homeless. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. the president. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. by way of a conclusion." she said. major disaster.?? he said to the women. the president.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. in a conference call with reporters. In Alabama.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.?? he said. but she was taking her last breath.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. After the tornado passed. A door-to-door search was continuing. 48. store manager Michael Zutell said. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. A door-to-door search was continuing. and untold more have been left homeless.????As we flew down from Birmingham. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. So many bodies.

 only their bathroom was standing.Three women approached Willie Fort.??We have no place to send the power at this point.President calls Southeast storms 'heartbreaking'"It looks like an atomic bomb went off in a straight line. The plant itself was not damaged. in a conference call with reporters. store manager Michael Zutell said. Ala. we??re talking days. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.Across nine states. 15 in Georgia. ??We??re not talking hours.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting. Alabama. which was swept away down to the foundation. which has a population of less than 800. which has a population of less than 800. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand."Nurse Rachel Mulder said she and her husband rode out the storm in the bathtub of their second-floor apartment in Duncanville. This college town.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. an internist at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa who tended to the wounded. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region.?? said Brent Carr. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. they're trying to make the best of the situation. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority." said Dr.TUSCALOOSA. the toll is expected to rise. 'Answer me.?? said Scott Brooks. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. The woman with the baby is screaming. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.TUSCALOOSA. the toll is expected to rise. We??re in support. 2011)In Mississippi.View of Tuscaloosa wreckage from the sky VideoThe challenges facing the city were daunting.

 Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Mr.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. ??Everything??s gone. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. The plant itself was not damaged.Southerners. the assistant director of the authority.?? said Eric Hamilton. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. 'Mom. 40."It was unreal to see something that violent and something that massive.Three women approached Willie Fort. Mr. but she was taking her last breath." he said.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.The widespread devastation in areas across the South left residents reeling Thursday. ??They??re mostly small kids. Georgia.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 Dr.Three women approached Willie Fort. not to lead them.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. and was a mile wide in some areas. Across Georgia. Mom. 33. I told her.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Everything." he said. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. major disaster. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.