Death toll rises from Helene while supplies rushed to affected areas

An uprooted tree caused by Hurricane Helene landed on a pickup truck in front of a home in Glen Alpine, North Carolina (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Authorities struggled to get water and other supplies to isolated, flood-stricken areas across the US south east in the wake of Hurricane Helene as President Joe Biden pledged to visit impacted communities

A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people had been killed due to the storm, pushing the overall death toll to at least 84 people across several states.