Video shows North Carolina lake almost completely filled with debris from Hurricane Helene

Video: TARIQ BOKHARI

A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, three days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast.

The death toll from the storm approached 100.

At least 94 people across several states were killed. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed.

Video footage showed Lake Lure in Rutherford County filled with wooden debris.

Supplies were being airlifted to the region around the isolated city of Asheville. Buncombe County Manager Avril Pinder pledged that she would have food and water to the city by Monday.

[SusieDaw-ixpv]

After hurricane Ike hit southeast Texas, the marsh reeds, cane and debri were piled 10 feet high .iles from the coast all along interstate ten. The surge moved a large house across I10, and sat it down on the service road across the interstate from where was built. My heart goes out to all victims in from this storm.

[sheilacrabtree]

Horrific. How do you even begin to clean that up? So sad.

[RPM_Desto]

There’s no telling how many bodies they will recover from this water and that’s heartbreaking 💔

[ecelender]

Praying for them to be found safe! ✝✝✝

[kennystwo]

So sad, my heart breaks for North Carolina.

[rtqii]

This is where the debris from Chimney Rock ended up. There is at least one family reported missing from Chimney Rock, and the house is gone. I am afraid this is where they are.

[EmLove-ipwk]

So many prayers…there may be people in that debris…😢🙏🏼

[kevinburke]

This is especially bad - DANGEROUS - because Lake Lure helps supply potable water to numerous communities. 😮

[dcctwinmom]

There are thousands and thousands of people missing in Western North Carolina alone. Most of them were Swept Away within seconds from a flash flood or mudslide. Praying for all the souls impacted by this horrific event.

[Teaman]

They may have to mount horizontal beams on the front of boats to push the debris to the bank where excavators can grab it and load it on dump trucks. What a mess. Those poor people have lost everything.

[mikebrzostowski]

Didn't realize the total distuction until seeing some of these videos. Unbelievable, terrible damage. Much loss of life. Bless all those affected by this massive disaster. Seems like these storms are becoming more often and damaging. Prayers for all! Stay strong!

[astrahcat]

Beautiful Lake Lure is absolutely destroyed, and to be honest I can't imagine it ever coming back for a long long time. This is horrendous, I was there nearly every day for 2+ years

[gordonadams]

I've never seen anything so horrific. God help all affected. My prayers go out to y'all

[christopherwalters]

Reminds me post Mt St Helen’s w debris down river.

[chriswampler]

Sad thing about the thumbnail is the fact that there are probably deceased people in that mess too.

[mikejohnson]

My daughter and grandsons still missing 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥺🥺

[BMWx]

I think this much worse than what's being reported and what we capture via images.

Stay safe everyone and if you don't have one, start building your food storage now. 1 can at a time if necessary. Yes, it can happen to you.

[rhondacarpenter]

how will they ever get something like this cleaned up, this is unfathomable,

[greg]

I’ve been to Lake Lure, this is unbelievable

[Carlsbaddest]

Unreal. I couldn't have imagined a brutal scene like that! We've had major storm damage but NOTHING like the obliterated landscape that I keep seeing. Very sad.