A woman in Asheville, N.C. abandoned her van when it got stuck in rising Helene floodwaters. Soon after, the van was almost entirely underwater. Drone footage shows Asheville's River Arts district underwater after Helene's historic rainfall.

The historic Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina, is under several feet of water following Hurricane Helene. “We didn’t know it was going to be this catastrophic,” one woman told NBC News’ George Solis.

Catastrophic floods poured through the mountain town of Asheville, causing mudslides, knocking out power and clean water supply and leaving many residents unaccounted for.

Relief efforts continue in Asheville and the Western North Carolina area where a major disaster due to Tropical Storm Helene has left communities devastated, roads impassable and thousands without power.

There have been "multiple" fatalities as a result of Tropical Storm Helene in Buncombe County, officials say. No count was provided.

Officials in Buncombe County came together for a media briefing Saturday to give the public updates on the situation across western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Speaking to members of the media,