The situation is dire. Many North Carolina communities haven’t had fresh water, internet or cell service for multiple days.

"Record Flood Stage. This stage last occurred in April of 1791 according to Tennessee Valley Authority records. Catastrophic flooding of the Swannanoa River Valley is likely," the National Water Prediction Service posted on the river gauge's website.

Relief efforts in Western North Carolina are hindered by devastating flooding and road closures following trail of damage left by Helene.

The highest death toll was in North Carolina, where flooding wiped out whole communities. Residents there and across vast areas of the Southeast were without water, power, phone and internet communication.

Early voting in North Carolina is facing hurdles as the impacts of Hurricane Helene continue to devastate communities in the Southeast, blocking roads and disrupting services across the state.

North Carolina was a "post-apocalyptic" landscape on Monday in the wake of Helene, with hundreds of people still cut off from communications and unaccounted for amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services.

North Carolina has been devastated by flooding and mudslides after the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through the state.

Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina over the weekend, leaving behind a trail of death and devastation.