Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina

SWANNANOA, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 07: Dr. Khristina Meissner (R) and nurse practitioner Jen Felter, both volunteers, check on residents in an apartment complex in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on October 7, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The two work together in a hospital in Idaho and drove 36 hours to North Carolina to volunteer with a new community group, which is offering free health care to storm affected individuals by volunteer healthcare workers. Rescue and recovery efforts continue as the death toll has risen to over 230 in what is now the deadliest U.S. mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)