Officials confirmed at least 94 storm-related deaths in North Carolina from Hurricane Helen on Monday.
According to the latest information from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS): said Fox News noted that deaths were reported across 20 counties, with most of the tragic deaths occurring in Buncombe County.
The outlet stated:
NCDHSS told Fox News Digital that these deaths were confirmed by the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME).
NCDHSS said there is no missing person count at this time as there are various sources of information on where missing persons and welfare check requests were reported during the storm.
Authorities are working to compile these numbers as the search continues.
According to a Fox News article, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) recently signed a relief package allocating $273 million for recovery efforts in the state.
Almost all of the funding will be the state's share of the federal government's need to meet state and local disaster assistance programs. Other funds will be used in part to pay salaries for public school nutrition workers in closed schools and to help administer elections in battleground states in the coming weeks.
Weeks after the storm hit the southeastern United States, many people are still evacuated. living Power continues to be out, with some people having to fetch water from nearby rivers to flush their toilets, Fox Weather reported on Saturday.
Additionally, many roads remain impassable and helicopters are being used to reach people living in isolated areas of the state.
aerial video footage show The devastation of Asheville, the area is covered in dirt and mud.
Meanwhile, two geologists used laser scanning and GPS cameras to mapped WHV 11 reported on Sunday about the more than 600 landslides that occurred in North Carolina during the hurricane.
“Once we get up in the air and get satellite images, we expect to find hundreds, if not thousands, of landslides,” one of the men told the outlet.
