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Calvin Smith of Tuscaloosa, Ala., pushes his bike past tornado demolished homes Friday, April 29, 2011. Smith said two of his friends perished in the homes at rear. Survivors of the deadliest tornado outbreak since the Great Depression struggled to begin rebuilding their lives in the wind-wrecked landscape Friday, enduring blackouts and waiting in long lines for gas as their remaining possessions lay hidden in the rubble. AP
Yesterday, the number of confirmed tornado-related deaths increased to 228 in Alabama; to 34 in Mississippi; and to eight in Arkansas. Aside from those three states, the twisters also left 34 dead in Tennessee, 15 in Georgia, and five in Virginia, according to state officials.
That brought the total number of confirmed tornado deaths to 324 across six states.
It was the deadliest set of twisters since 332 people were killed March 21, 1932 in what is known as the Deep South tornado outbreak.
The giant Tri-State Tornado outbreak of March 1925 left 747 people dead.
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