It's going to take years to recover." Chimney Rock, the tiny town roughly 25 miles southeast of Asheville that’s home to the iconic Chimney Rock State Park, was nearly wiped off the map by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Helene carved a devastating path across North Carolina, turning rivers into walls of water leveling entire towns, including Chimney Rock.

Chimney Rock’s gone. Flowering Bridge is gone,” Banff is heard saying while filming the devastation. “I’m not sure what they’re going to do to get us out of here.”