Helene live updates: Over 100 dead in storm; Trump expected to visit hard-hit Georgia city

There have been at least 116 deaths as a result of the storm, according to an NBC News count of confirmed fatalities. A third of them were reported in North Carolina.
Western North Carolina has been hit by devastating floods, with entire communities under several feet of water. At least 35 people have died in Buncombe County, which contains the city of Asheville.
Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane. Though the storm has mostly dissipated, its leftovers combined with a front could mean more rainfall for parts of the already saturated central Appalachians.
Power is being restored to some of the affected areas, but more than 2 million customers remain without electricity across several states.
GOP presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is expected to visit Valdosta, Georgia, today. Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has canceled campaign events and returned to Washington.
- NBC News Lite, a lightweight version of NBCNews.com available in emergency situations when internet connectivity may be limited, has been turned on for readers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama.

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