The devastation was especially bad in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where at least 50 people died in and around the tourism haven of Asheville.

Heartbreaking images show how a picturesque North Carolina mountain village was all but wiped off the map by Hurricane Helene — with one local mourning, “What was once a

Exhausted emergency workers continued to work around-the-clock to clear roads, restore power and cellphone service, and reach people left stranded by Hurricane Helene.

Massive storm Helene has left a trail of devastation across six states in the south-east US, destroying communities and claiming more than 116 lives. The mountainous region of western North Carolina has seen homes and bridges washed away, villages flattened and the tourist city of Asheville cut off.

Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cell signals, and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene’s remnants deluged the region.

As the death toll passed 150, searchers fanned out, using helicopters to get past washed-out bridges and hiking through wilderness to reach isolated homes.

Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cellphone signals and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurr

More than 150 deaths have been confirmed in the days since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, including dozens in flood-stricken North Carolina. “Communities were wiped off the map,

Search-and-rescue teams who have already saved hundreds of people scoured the mountains of western North Carolina for more survivors on Tuesday, working amid washed-out roads, smashed bridges and felled power lines following Hurricane Helene.

Fire and Rescue members set up a ladder to go down on Broad River riverbank, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo (Reuters) - North Carolina will resume search and rescue operations on Tuesday,

North Carolina resident Zach Dasher said his town is 'absolutely decimated' following Hurricane Helene, and it will likely take years to rebuild the community's infrastructure.