BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — CBS News has reported that 46 people have been confirmed dead in North Carolina as a result of Helene. Across the country, more than 100 people have died. During a press conference Sunday afternoon, Buncombe County officials confirmed that at least 30 people in the county have died because of Hurricane Helene.

Relief efforts continue in Asheville and the Western North Carolina area where a major disaster due to Tropical Storm Helene has left communities devastated, roads impassable and thousands without power.