The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to approximately 232 people, with hundreds still missing, and numbers expected to rise as recovery efforts continue, especially in the hardest hit

A family from a town in North Carolina region have alleged that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had abandoned the town's citizens after hurricane Helene caused massive destruction in the area affecting property and life.

Relief is slowly giving way to recovery in the Asheville and Western North Carolina area after Tropical Storm Helene left communities devastated.