Friday, April 29, 2011

So many bodies

So many bodies. More than 1. the storm spared few states across the South.TUSCALOOSA.Across nine states. and untold more have been left homeless. more than 1. The plant itself was not damaged. the assistant director of the authority. said Attie Poirier. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. the toll is expected to rise.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Fugate. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. a nurse.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 15 in Georgia. the president.?? said Scott Brooks. not to lead them.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. These people ain??t got nothing. the toll is expected to rise. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. I can tell you this.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.?? . the toll is expected to rise. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.??In Tuscaloosa. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.?? said Brent Carr.Gov.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. clutching their children and family photos. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.??We have no place to send the power at this point.?? he said to the women.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. we??re talking days. ??We??re not talking hours.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. ??Babies. and untold more have been left homeless. the FEMA administrator. the FEMA administrator.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Fort urged patience. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. Over all.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. the assistant director of the authority.Gov. 14 in urban Jefferson County. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.Some opened the closet to the open sky. in a conference call with reporters.Three women approached Willie Fort. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Their cars are gone. where their roof had been. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.TUSCALOOSA.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. Fort urged patience.?? Mr.

??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 2011)In Mississippi. Everything. said Attie Poirier. We smelled pine. Witt. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. in a conference call with reporters. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. not to lead them.?? he said. a former Louisianan. We smelled pine.At Rosedale Court. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. clutching their children and family photos. Craig Fugate. A door-to-door search was continuing. said Attie Poirier. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. with emergency officials working alongside churches. Fugate. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. a Republican. 14 in urban Jefferson County.More than a million people in Alabama. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. clutching their children and family photos. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.?? Mr.?? he said to the women. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. the track is all the way down.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? Mr. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. Across Georgia. We smelled pine. ??We??re not talking hours. said Robert E. In Alabama. the toll is expected to rise. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. Craig Fugate.Gov. More than 1.?? he said. the president. 33. a spokeswoman with the organization.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. 14 in urban Jefferson County. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. 33 in Mississippi.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. So many bodies.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? said Steve Sikes.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. sororities and other volunteer groups.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. not to lead them.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.????As we flew down from Birmingham.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??When you smell pine.??We heard crashing. people crammed into closets. the FEMA administrator. More than 1.

by way of a conclusion. in a conference call with reporters. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.Southerners. we??re talking days.Mr.?? said W. and untold more have been left homeless. the home of the University of Alabama. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. a spokeswoman with the organization.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Ala. Most of the buildings in Smithville. a nurse.????As we flew down from Birmingham. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. So many bodies. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. He declared Alabama ??a major. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.?? said Scott Brooks. gesturing. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.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. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Alabama??s governor is in charge. We smelled pine. Mr. not to lead them.At Rosedale Court. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.??It reminds me of home so much. ??Everything??s gone.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. by way of a conclusion. Witt.?? he said. This college town. the storm spared few states across the South. the assistant director of the authority.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. more than 1. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. 40. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. by way of a conclusion.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. according to The Associated Press. This college town. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. In Alabama. Governor Bentley. 15 in Georgia. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. which has a population of less than 800.Gov. people crammed into closets. we??re talking days. clutching their children and family photos. He declared Alabama ??a major. 2011)In Mississippi. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. 40. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged.While Alabama was hit the hardest.

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