From The New York Times:
Raging floods and mudslides unleashed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene have dealt an “unprecedented tragedy” in the mountains of western North Carolina, leaving at least 37 people dead in the region and communities struggling to cope without water, food, power, gasoline and cellphone service. In the artsy and rapidly growing city of Asheville, officials said restoring the full system could take weeks.
On Sunday, the volume of water in the city that had consumed entire restaurant buildings had barely receded in the afternoon. Blue dumpster bins, kegs from breweries and colorful pieces of pottery floated by on the floodwaters. Debris littered the streets, including a washed-out Halloween costume, mangled chairs and tangles of branches.