Officials said Sunday they're waiting to release information about deaths because residents still lack phone access.

Drone footage shows how Helene destroyed homes and submerged roads in Asheville, North Carolina while over 600 people remain missing.

The death toll after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast has reached at least 121 across six states. A crisis is unfolding in the mountains of western North Carolina,

While the region hit hardest is largely rural, it holds a healthy share of the state’s nearly 7.7 million registered voters.