Helene: Death toll 99 as fifth week of recovery progresses

(The Center Square) – Hurricane Helene has killed 99 people in North Carolina, and as the fifth week of recovery progresses, there remain 10 people unaccounted for or missing.

At least one county, Buncombe where 42 perished, said last week it would reopen the search if new information comes to light for the 10 it cannot confirm. Gov. Roy Cooper, in an update early last week, described the unaccounted for number as an estimate and put it at 26.