Officials warned that rebuilding from the widespread loss of homes and property would be lengthy and difficult.

Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in the western part of North Carolina. See the map of power outages caused by the storm.

The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurricane Helene became more clear and officials warned of a lengthy and difficult rebuild.