Through the windows of the Market Place Restaurant in downtown Asheville, N.C., chef and owner William Dissen has only a partial view of the disaster left in Hurricane Helene’s wake. There’s debris everywhere,

The flooding along the Swannanoa River has left communities decimated as residents are forced to scavenge for food and water as grocery stores close.

Residents in Asheville, North Carolina are reeling from the devastation left by Hurricane Helene as officials continue search and rescue efforts amid catastrophic flooding, landslides.