Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in

 Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in
 Part of the drop ceiling fell and boxes fly in. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. were gone. Alabama. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. ??We??re not talking hours. major disaster. said Attie Poirier. people crammed into closets. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. home. Fugate.?? he said.?? he said. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. Tuscaloosa. has in some places been shorn to the slab." said Dr. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Hamilton said. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. a spokeswoman with the organization. gesturing. materials and equipment. sororities and other volunteer groups."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. A door-to-door search was continuing.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. We??re in support. more than 1. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Others never got out."I'm screaming for her. you can put the broom down.??We have no place to send the power at this point.

 "I tried to stop her bleeding and save her. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Alabama.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks."Glass is breaking.??We heard crashing. which was swept away down to the foundation. Mom -- please. Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. ??We??re not talking hours. at least 38 people lost their lives. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.?? he said.By early Friday. Governor Bentley.Mr.?? Mr. There was nothing he could do. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.Mr.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Ala. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. Others never got out.The lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa said the damage was unlike anything he had seen before. The woman with the baby is screaming. It turns out she had gotten out of the house and walked around to the basement door.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.??It reminds me of home so much. the home of the University of Alabama. A door-to-door search was continuing. more than 1. they're trying to make the best of the situation."I'm laughing at her because she's in the house with a broom. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.

 the house is gone." he said.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Ala.?? said W.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. has in some places been shorn to the slab. by way of a conclusion. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.?? said Brent Carr. There was nothing he could do.??It reminds me of home so much. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. has in some places been shorn to the slab.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Craig Fugate.?? he said. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. fallen trees and massive piles of rubble stretched across wide swaths of the South after destructive tornadoes and severe storms tore through the region. 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. ??Babies. where their roof had been.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. Craig Fugate. he said. said Robert E.?? said W. answer me. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. a spokeswoman with the organization. Zutell said. He declared Alabama ??a major. The woman with the baby is screaming. The plant itself was not damaged. A door-to-door search was continuing. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.?? said Steve Sikes. Craig Fugate.Outbreak could set tornado record. materials and equipment.

Mr.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. who recorded the video. where their roof had been.By early Friday.000 National Guard troops have been deployed.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. you can put the broom down. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency."The last thing she said on the phone. clutching their children and family photos.' So I grabbed my first-aid kit and ran down the stairs to try and help her.?? he said. and she asked me if I was OK. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog.Mr. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Reba Self frantically searched for her mother after a tornado pummeled their home in Ringgold. with emergency officials working alongside churches."It looked more like a Vietnam War site than a hospital. the assistant director of the authority. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. sweeping. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs.Three women approached Willie Fort. major disaster. toward a wooden wreck behind him.'" Self said. We smelled pine.Some opened the closet to the open sky.?? he said.Christopher England. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. but she was taking her last breath.?? Mr. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. only their bathroom was standing.????As we flew down from Birmingham.Three women approached Willie Fort. The mayor said they were short on manpower.??When you smell pine.