Search teams in the mountains of NC continue to search for victims, including in the hard-hit town of Swannanoa.

Governor Roy Cooper’s office says that air search and rescue teams flew 48 additional missions this past Saturday and that 39 survivors were found stranded. 6,586 people have been rescued, evacuated,

As floodwaters from Helene recede, the gruesome task of recovering victims continues across flood-ravaged western North Carolina.

As Hurricane Helene ripped through Asheville, the floodwaters created in its wake were swift in their destruction. In addition to the many homes completely destroyed during Helene, dozens of local small businesses were devastated by floodwaters — some will take weeks or months to recover,