Hurricane Helene: More than 90 reported dead in North Carolina, authorities can’t yet confirm how many missing

Authorities in North Carolina on Thursday confirmed at least 91 storm-related fatalities from Hurricane Helene but still could not account for the number of those who remain missing or unaccounted for. 

Fatalities were reported across 20 counties, according to a Thursday afternoon update from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS).

The vast majority of those fatalities were reported in Buncombe, with 42 deaths, followed by Yancey and Henderson, at 10 and 7, respectively.