Helene live updates: North Carolina rescues are slowed by power and phone failures

View in browser | nytimes.com   BREAKING NEWS Mudslides, floods and power failures slowed rescues in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene's death toll rose above 50 in the United States. Saturday, September 28, 2024 5:09 PM ET Hundreds of roads were impassable in western North Carolina, the hardest hit part of the state, where one resident described the storm's aftermath as a "mini-apocalypse." Read more   ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alerts. To stop receiving Breaking News Alerts, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from the Times, manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times Get the NYT app Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise California Notice The New York Times Company, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018