Death toll rises to 128 in Alabama storms -officials

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 28 | Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:31am EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 28 (Reuters) - The death toll from storms and tornadoes in the U.S. state of Alabama has risen to 128 people, Governor Robert Bentley's office said on Thursday.

Damage was spread over a wide area, said Jennifer Ardis, Bentley's press secretary. (Reporting by Verna Gates in Birmingham; writing by Matthew Bigg; editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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