A drone view shows damage to U.S. Route 64, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)





A volunteer helps to remove a tree from U.S. Route 64 road, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, by Bat Cave, North Carolina, September 30, 2024. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)





Swannanoa residents walk through devastating flood damage after Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina, September 29, 2024. (Photo by Travis Long/The News & Observer)





Partners Juliet Hockaday (22) and Sarah Poole (22) pose for a portrait at All Things Go on the first day of the music festival, on September 28, 2024 in Columbia, MD. (Photo by Maansi Srivastava for the Washington Post)





Swannanoa residents walk through devastating flood damage after Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina, September 29, 2024. (Photo by Travis Long/The News & Observer)





Asheville, North Carolina, September 29, 2024. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)





Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, September 29, 2024. (Photo by Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Photo)





Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event, Sunday, September 29, 2024, in Erie, Pa. (Phoot by Matt Rourke/AP Photo)





An aerial view of damaged houses are seen after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024. At least 44 people died across five US states battered by powerful storm Helene, authorities said on September 27, after torrential flooding prompted emergency responders to launch massive rescue operations. (Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP Photo)





Megan Bosisio, 28, dresses in a Chapell Roan inspired Statue of Liberty costume during the All Things Go festival in Columbia, Maryland, on September 29, 2024. (Photo by Allison Robbert for The Washington Post)





Houston Woody watches a rescue helicopter take off Saturday from Woodlawn, N.C. on September 28, 2024. (Jesse Barber/The Washington Post)





Audience members during a Soccer Mommy set at the All Things Go festival in Columbia, Maryland, on September 29, 2024. (Photo by Allison Robbert for The Washington Post)





Scott Richardson points to where his home’s foundation once stood as he surveys his collapsed and destroyed house in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, in Boone, North Carolina, U.S. September 28, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Drake/Reuters)





An abandoned balloon floats into the sky at All Things Go on the first day of the music festival, on September 28, 2024 in Columbia, MD. (Photo byMaansi Srivastava for the Washington Post)





The place where the Jet Broadcasting radio station once stood in Erwin, Tennessee, U.S., September 29, 2024. The entire building of the station was swept away in the flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Helene. Saul Young/The Knoxville News-Sentinel/USA TODAY Network via Reuters)





A vehicle rests in a ditch in Swannanoaon September 29, 2024. (Photo by Brady Dennis/The Washington Post)





Cars sit submerged in a flooded area at a used tire dealership after Tropical Storm Helene in Hendersonville, North Carolina, September 27, 2024. (Photo by Ken Ruinard/USA TODAY Network)





American indie pop band MUNA plays a set at the All Things Go festival in Columbia, Maryland, on September 29, 2024. (Photo by Allison Robbert for The Washington Post)





Brittany Evans, 27, and Hannah Cohen, 27, dance during a MUNA set at the All Things Go festival in Columbia, Maryland, on September 29, 2024. (Photo by Allison Robbert for The Washington Post)





A motorist drives by a dead fish in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida's Big Bend with winds up to 140 mph. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)