A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.

2.Helene was a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday. According to the New York Times, its impact extended into Tennessee and caused 600 miles of destruction. 3.One of the areas hit hardest was Asheville, a city in western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.

As the flood waters begin to recede Monday, hope has started to appear on the devastated landscape around Asheville.