Sam Perkins spent Saturday trudging through dangerous terrain to check on his parents, whose home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.

One man trekked 11 miles to check on his parents after Hurricane Helene ravaged North Carolina, and he didn’t hear from them for two days. Sam Perkins said on “NewsNation Now” that the situation in Ashville is “dire.

It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents.

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.

Residents describe how the storm "destroyed everything in its path" and wiped out entire communities in the state.

Western North Carolina residents faced a "post-apocalyptic" landscape on Monday in the wake of hurricane Helene, with hundreds of people still missing and residents struggling amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services.