Twenty-six people remain unaccounted for in hard-hit North Carolina in the wake of the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene, officials said Monday.

North Carolina state legislators are returning to work to consider further relief for recovery from Hurricane Helene

The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at least a record $53 billion in damages and recovery needs, Gov. Roy Cooper's administration said Wednesday.

FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell reports from Chimney Rock a month after Hurricane Helene flooded western North Carolina.