Access to water is a critical need in western North Carolina as the region struggles days after the flooding disaster caused by Hurricane Helene. Many of the pipes that deliver the water were washed away.

An untold number of storm-battered North Carolina residents remain without reliable access to drinking water Monday even as state officials scramble to clear roads, fix pipes and make emergency deliveries.

Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris on Tuesday looking in the mountains of western North Carolina for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a

The North Carolina death toll included one horrific story after another of people who were trapped by floodwaters in their homes or vehicles.

The North Carolina State Climate Office explains how the "monster storm" left unprecedented damage that will likely "take years to document."