Kris Weil, who is sleeping in a tent after Hurricane Helene destroyed his home in Swannanoa, said it has been inspiring to see people helping people who lost everything.

Experts have warned that state residents with private wells should boil or test their water before drinking it.

A Trump Vance campaign sign is pinned to one of several fallen trees from hurricane Helene outside of Swannanoa, North Carolina. | Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO BURNSVILLE, North Carolina — When Hurricane Helene swept through Yancey County,

Twenty-six people remain unaccounted for in hard-hit North Carolina in the wake of the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene, officials said Monday.

Authorities in North Carolina have confirmed 95 storm-related fatalities from Hurricane Helene and say 30 people are unaccounted for.

Helene devastated towns in western North Carolina. Three weeks later, dozens of people are missing and thousands are without power. Volunteers, donations and search and rescue teams have poured in.