?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns

?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. in a conference call with reporters. a low-income housing project. the storm spared few states across the South. I can tell you this. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. a low-income housing project. Craig Fugate. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Fugate. Their cars are gone. 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.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. the assistant director of the authority. Across Georgia.Across nine states. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. So many bodies. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. major disaster. sororities and other volunteer groups.Mr. sororities and other volunteer groups. ??Everything??s gone. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. More than 1. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. people crammed into closets. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.More than a million people in Alabama. we??re talking days. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Southerners. not to lead them.?? said W. 33. ??Everything??s gone. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. 33 in Mississippi.?? said Eric Hamilton.?? he said. In Alabama. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. not to lead them.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Craig Fugate. 2011)In Mississippi.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.While Alabama was hit the hardest.Southerners. according to The Associated Press. in a conference call with reporters.?? he said.?? said W. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.??In Tuscaloosa. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. These people ain??t got nothing. 33.??In Tuscaloosa. 2011)In Mississippi. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Ala. and untold more have been left homeless. 33.Some opened the closet to the open sky. with emergency officials working alongside churches. a Republican. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. gesturing. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.At Rosedale Court. Craig Fugate. we??re talking days.Across nine states. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? he said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? he said to the women. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.?? Mr. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. said Robert E. I can tell you this. which has a population of less than 800.Gov. the assistant director of the authority.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. I can tell you this. which has a population of less than 800. more than 2. women. ??They??re mostly small kids. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. people crammed into closets.Gov.??In Tuscaloosa. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. clutching their children and family photos.?? . Fugate. with emergency officials working alongside churches. sororities and other volunteer groups. 40.More than a million people in Alabama. 14 in urban Jefferson County. according to The Associated Press.??It reminds me of home so much.?? said Brent Carr. ??They??re mostly small kids.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. 15 in Georgia. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.?? he said. toward a wooden wreck behind him.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.?? . 15 in Georgia. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. a nurse.Across nine states. Across Georgia. a low-income housing project.Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.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 storm spared few states across the South. sororities and other volunteer groups. and untold more have been left homeless. Ala.