Deadly Hurricane Helene left huge areas of Southeastern states devastated with communities cut off and scores of people unaccounted for. NBC News' Jay Gray reports from Boone, North Carolina, where the catastrophe has left residents stunned.

Raging floods and mudslides unleashed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene have dealt an “unprecedented tragedy” in the mountains of western North Carolina, leaving at least 37 people dead in the region and communities struggling to cope without water,

It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents. So, on Saturday morning, he got in his vehicle and started driving toward their home,