Hurricane Helene has left officials in five Southeastern states grappling to respond to the widespread destruction it caused after hitting Florida as a Category 4 storm last week, with the death toll now entering the triple digits.

With the number of Helene's victims reaching at least 100 on Monday, the powerful storm that swept the Southeast and triggered epic rainfall has become one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall on the U.S. mainland in the modern era.

Rescuers raced to reach isolated communities cut off by devastating floods in the wake of Hurricane Helene, as the death toll surpassed 100 across six states in the Southeastern U.S.Search teams hiked mountainous terrain to look for survivors,