Hurricane Helene has taken the lives of more than 130 people in six states—and hundreds more are missing. In parts of Western North Carolina, more than 2 feet of rain fell. Electricity will not be restored for days in the city of Asheville—and help has been slow to arrive.

Clean-up in the southeast region of the United States continues after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene. The American Red Cross has sent thousands of disaster workers, including 30 from Illinois,