A look at Hurricane Helene's destruction: North Carolina before and after the storm

Before and after images showcase Hurricane Helene's deadly destruction in North Carolina.

More than 150 deaths have been confirmed since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, including dozens in flood-stricken North Carolina.

“Communities were wiped off the map,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said.

Entire communities in the state are underwater, with dozens of people dead in Buncombe County.

Follow live updates on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Just before Helene hit, storms drenched Asheville and surrounding towns in western North Carolina, complicating the situation. And then Helene inundated parts of southern Appalachia with more than 2 feet of rain.

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