Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina

MARSHALL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 3: In an aerial view, buildings, vehicles and roads lie damaged by flood wrought by Hurricane Helene along the French Broad River on October 3, 2024 in Marshall, 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. (Footage by Mario Tama/Getty Images)