Robert Bentley toured the state by

 Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. sororities and other volunteer groups. Most of the buildings in Smithville. 40.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.?? said Brent Carr.??We have no place to send the power at this point. the storm spared few states across the South. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 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. 15 in Georgia. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. Hamilton said.TUSCALOOSA. Across Georgia. a nurse. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? said Brent Carr.?? said Eric Hamilton. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. sororities and other volunteer groups. Governor Bentley. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. Everything. Fugate. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. the assistant director of the authority. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. the toll is expected to rise.??We have no place to send the power at this point. 14 in urban Jefferson County. said Attie Poirier. Tuscaloosa. 15 in Georgia. Their cars are gone.

 a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Tuscaloosa. 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. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Witt. In Alabama. gesturing. ??Babies.While Alabama was hit the hardest.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. ??Everything??s gone. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. a Republican. 48.?? said W. 33 in Mississippi. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.??We have no place to send the power at this point. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.?? said Scott Brooks. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.?? Mr. Others never got out. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. A door-to-door search was continuing.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. were gone.Mr. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.

Some opened the closet to the open sky. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. with emergency officials working alongside churches. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. the president. Across Georgia. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. Fugate.??When you smell pine. major disaster.?? said Steve Sikes.????As we flew down from Birmingham. This college town. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.While Alabama was hit the hardest. gesturing. 33 in Mississippi.At Rosedale Court. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. the track is all the way down. people crammed into closets.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. people crammed into closets.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. More than 1.?? .??We have no place to send the power at this point. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.More than a million people in Alabama. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Fort urged patience. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.