Caravans of food, water and supplies were moving into western North Carolina on Monday as residents and local officials grappled with devastation never before seen in the region. The big picture: Hurricane Helene has left officials in six Southeastern states struggling to respond to the widespread destruction it caused after hitting Florida as a Category 4 storm last week,

The federal government was bringing truckloads upon truckloads of supplies to people in North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene, officials reported Monday.Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were providing 40 truckloads of water and 20 truckloads of food to North Carolina each day as of Monday,

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

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - With the remnants of Hurricane Helene bringing massive flooding to the Great Smoky Mountains region, several counties in East Tennessee and western North Carolina are facing emergency declarations. How does the federal government declare a disaster, and what kind of relief do the declarations bring?