Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came into light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.

A crisis is unfolding in western North Carolina as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas that still lack power and cellular service days after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across

Relief efforts continue in Asheville and Western North Carolina following the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Helene. Check back for updates.

He never returned as the former Category 4 hurricane-turned-tropical storm dumped extreme rainfall in Western North Carolina. Helene’s death count in North Carolina is by no means final. But Lau was one of dozens known to have been killed after the hurricane’s powerful remnants reached Western North Carolina,