As the death toll from Helene continued to rise, the city of Asheville in western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains was picking up the pieces from the devastating storm.Water systems were down Tuesday and would likely take weeks to repair,

11.The Citizen Times reported that, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Swannanoa River, which runs through Biltmore, "crested" at 26.1 feet on Friday. This is reportedly six feet above the previous record of 20.7 feet. Here's what the Swannanoa River looked like on Sunday:

North Carolina election officials are scrambling to make sure the state's over 7 million registered voters can cast a ballot in the upcoming presidential election, after flooding from Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in the western part of the state.