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By Richard Fausset and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times

April 28, 2011, 7:57 a.m.
Reporting from Tuscaloosa, Ala.—
A deadly storm front pummeled Alabama and at least four other Southern states, spawning tornadoes and leaving officials on
Thursday facing a climbing death toll, major property destruction and an intense search-and-rescue effort.

The number of deaths hit 131 in Alabama alone, with loss of life in Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia
bringing the preliminary total to about 200. That number is expected to rise, officials said.

"We had a major catastrophic event in Alabama," Gov. Robert Bentley said in a telephone news conference.
Also attending was Craig Fugate, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who will be traveling to the region later on Thursday.

"We have major destruction and 131 confirmed fatalities," Bentley said. "We do expect that number to rise today, we're sure it will."

Bentley said that between half a million and 1 million people in Alabama were without power and that there were
numerous injuries, especially in Tuscaloosa, which seems to be among the hardest hit areas in the state. A nuclear power plant was shut down in Alabama.

Bentley said that he had relatives in Tuscaloosa who had survived the storm's onslaught.

"The family came through OK," he told reporters, "but I'm concerned with everyone's family."

Fugate said the scale of the damage was enormous, approaching the days of early April 1974, when more than 300 died from storms.

The extent of the current toll was difficult to confirm, and officials were careful to avoid citing a specific number
while rescue efforts were underway in individual states. But so far, Mississippi officials reported 32 dead, Tennessee
raised its report to 14, Georgia reported 11 and Virginia said it had eight deaths. All of the states declared states of emergency.

The latest storm began Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla.,
 said it received 137 reports of tornadoes, 66 from Alabama and 38 from Mississippi.

Bentley said Alabama residents were prepared for the storms, but the violent weather moved into the region
too quickly and forcefully to make evacuation effective.

"It was just the force of the storm," the governor told reporters. "It's hard to move that many people."

Alabama will seek expedited federal assistance, he said.

President Obama declared a state of emergency for Alabama on Wednesday night. About 1,400 National
Guard soldiers were being deployed around the state.

"Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected by this devastation, and we commend the heroic efforts
of those who have been working tirelessly to respond to this disaster," Obama said.

One of the hardest-hit areas was Tuscaloosa, a city of more than 83,000 and home to the University of Alabama.
The city's police and other emergency services were devastated, Mayor Walter Maddox said.
At least 15 people were killed, and a single hospital reported about 100 injured.

Maddox took to the airwaves Thursday morning, describing a city as shell-shocked as any place that had been under a bombing.
Maddox said his city needed supplies, including fresh water and clothes, and that recovery will take weeks, if not months.

Television images Thursday morning showed parts of the city with buildings that were reduced to skeletons.




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Re: Violent storms hammer Alabama, Southern states; about 200 dead
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 03:49:00 AM »
[img width= height=]http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/Severe_Weather_110427_wg.jpg[/img]

A mile-wide deadly tornado

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Re: Violent storms hammer Alabama, Southern states; about 200 dead
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 05:16:19 AM »
Lord intawon kaloy i intawon mi diri sa Midwest .Last week pa pud mi Ate Stateville giagian ug tornado.Daghana na ug patay oi 200
 

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Re: Violent storms hammer Alabama, Southern states; about 200 dead
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2011, 09:37:39 AM »
Day Raquel kadtong storm ug tornado mga 3 weeks kay niigo sad baya to diri sa  amo sa North Carolina balig 23 ang patay
  dapit sa coastal areas diri, kalooy tawon sa Ginoo safe mi ..salig lang ta sa Ginoo ug unsay umaabot.. ::)


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Re: Violent storms hammer Alabama, Southern states; about 200 dead
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 09:38:15 AM »

Lord intawon kaloy i intawon mi diri sa Midwest .Last week pa pud mi Ate Stateville giagian ug tornado.Daghana na ug patay oi 200

Gwapa kaayo tan-awon sa picture ning tornado, deadly diay...  :(





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