Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina

BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 03: Tammie Mance (R) hugs her boss Liesl Steiner, whose home was destroyed, as they see each other for the first time since the storm in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on October 3, 2024 in Black Mountain, North Carolina. At least 200 people were killed in six states in the wake of the powerful hurricane which made landfall as a Category 4. President Joe Biden took an aerial tour of the devastated region yesterday and ordered the deployment of 1,000 active duty U.S. soldiers to assist with storm relief efforts and reinforce the North Carolina National Guard. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)