Storms kill 72 around U.S. south, including 58 in Alabama

[AsahinaKimi]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala —

A wave of tornado-spawning storms strafed the U.S. south on Wednesday, splintering buildings across hard-hit Alabama and killing 72 people in four states.

At least 58 people died in Alabama alone, including 15 or more when a massive tornado devastated Tuscaloosa. The mayor said sections of the city that’s home to the University of Alabama have been destroyed, and the city’s infrastructure is devastated.

Eleven deaths were reported in Mississippi, two in Georgia and one in Tennessee.

News footage showed paramedics lifting a child out of a flattened Tuscaloosa home, with many neighboring buildings in the city of more than 83,000 also reduced to rubble. A hospital there said its emergency room had admitted at least 100 people.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/storms-kill-72-around-u-s-south-including-58-in-alabama

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. This caught my attention

President Barack Obama said he had spoken with Alabama Gov Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance, including search and rescue assets.


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What was one of the things Repubs defunded in the budget? THOSE DMAT teams. The exact same DMAT teams that will be needed.

The extent of this tells me both VA Rescue and LA Urban are on their way, funded or not.

[underseasurveyor]

2. Wow 72 people

Holy crap how sad :-(

Vicious weather day:scared:

[fishwax]

3. damn :(

:(

[AsahinaKimi]

4. 248 Reported Dead now

according to Yahoo.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110428/ap_on_re_us/us_severe_weather