Massive rains from Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue around the Southeast. Cleanup continued Sunday from a storm that killed at least 64 people and knocked out power to millions.

Federal and state officials are rushing to airlift supplies to battered mountain communities in western North Carolina, where the storm left behind damaged water systems, washed-out roads and downed power lines.

Travel in and out of much of Western North Carolina is nearly impossible after heavy rains and flooding battered the state in the path of Hurricane Helene.