A North Carolina man, John Norwood, hasn't seen his fiance since the storm hit.
A North Carolina man, John Norwood, hasn't seen his fiance since the storm hit.The death toll continues to rise and hundreds of people are unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction in the south.
The debris knocked the house "straight down," flushing out those who had been huddled inside, he said, adding, "And we all got washed downriver." Norwood was rescued, but le Roux is still unaccounted for, he said. She's one of hundreds of people who are unaccounted for after the storm, according to officials.The storm was "unprecedented" for western North Carolina, requiring an "unprecedented response," Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday.
"When I said there could be up to 600 people lost my point was, there 600 people unaccounted for," Sherwood Randall said. "That's the number we're tracking right now and that we can essentially validate from multiple sources."But, she added, there was still uncertainty in that number. It included many who hadn't been heard from, but they may just be out of contact, she said.
Elsewhere in North Carolina, there were gas lines stretching from stations, as survivors waited for fuel. Officials were busy supplying water and ready-to-eat meals, Will Ray, the director of the state's Emergency Management agency, said.Tropical Storm Kirk forms in Atlantic, expected to become powerful hurricane this week: forecasters
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