1.   Building officials have seen the damage toll continue to mount as more homes are inspected and the first repair requests are filed.

2.   The damage toll is expected to be the worst in decades, contractors and insurance industry spokesmen said.

3.   There is some feeling, meanwhile, that the damage toll to the stadium could have been avoided.

4.   Police had reports of one house being destroyed by mudslides, but feared the damage toll could be higher.

5.   But Pell, also a former head coach at Clemson and Jacksonville State, expressed bitterness recently at the irreversible damage toll the NCAA case took on his career.

6.   Four churches were burned and seven trashed, officials said, adding that the damage toll could rise.

7.   In most cases depression set in after the initial emergency had passed and the damage toll became clear.

8.   The damage toll mounted across the region Sunday as authorities compiled reports.