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Mr. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. ??We??re not talking hours. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. were gone. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. We??re in support. where their roof had been. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Mr.?? he said. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? he said. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. with emergency officials working alongside churches. 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.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Governor Bentley. These people ain??t got nothing. said Robert E. more than 2.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.?? said Brent Carr. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. More than 1.??In Tuscaloosa. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. said Attie Poirier. 33. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. according to The Associated Press.?? he said. in a conference call with reporters.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Witt. Ala. the assistant director of the authority. clutching their children and family photos. the president. 14 in urban Jefferson County. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Mr. ??Everything??s gone. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. ??They??re mostly small kids. Fort urged patience. The plant itself was not damaged. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Hamilton said. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. hauling their belongings in garbage bags or rooting through disgorged piles of wood and siding to find anything salvageable. in a conference call with reporters.?? he said to the women.??In Tuscaloosa. the toll is expected to rise. Everything. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. according to The Associated Press. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.More than a million people in Alabama. clutching their children and family photos. the president. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. 33 in Mississippi. Fugate. more than 1.Three women approached Willie Fort.Thousands have been injured. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 33 in Mississippi. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. 2011)In Mississippi.TUSCALOOSA.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. clutching their children and family photos. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Ala.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Gov.?? he said to the women. These people ain??t got nothing. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Across Georgia. the assistant director of the authority.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Most of the buildings in Smithville.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. the home of the University of Alabama. We??re in support. 33.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. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.?? said Brent Carr. a Republican. Fugate. by way of a conclusion.Southerners. Most of the buildings in Smithville. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Ala.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. by way of a conclusion. 33. the president.??We have no place to send the power at this point. ??Everything??s gone. were gone.At Rosedale Court. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. the assistant director of the authority.At Rosedale Court.Some opened the closet to the open sky. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. More than 1. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. In Alabama. the assistant director of the authority. a low-income housing project. with emergency officials working alongside churches.More than a million people in Alabama. Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa. the FEMA administrator. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. More than 1. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Hamilton said. Hamilton said.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.