Death toll soars in US from storm Helene

The death toll stands at 93 Sunday night in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm in Florida late on Thursday and tore a path of destruction through the southeastern US, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast. That number could climb higher in the coming days, as hundreds of missing persons reports have been filed in communities deluged by the massive flooding caused by Helene. In the state of North Carolina, 600 missing persons reports were filed in Buncombe County alone, according to county officials, and flooded roadways continue to hinder rescue efforts to save residents stranded in their homes.