Hurricane Helene death toll tops 200, making it deadliest storm to hit mainland since Katrina

The Hurricane Helene death toll surpassed 200 on Thursday, making it the deadliest storm to hit the mainland of the U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Search-and-rescue teams are still trying to reach secluded areas hit the hardest by the storm, which hit Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 26.

In parts of North Carolina, particularly the state's western, mountainous region, the storm has flooded roads and shut off electricity, water and cell phone service.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and partner organizations are responding to the devastation from Helene by delivering critical supplies to those devastated by the storm in states including North Carolina, Florida and Georgia.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned on Wednesday that FEMA won't have enough funding to last through the hurricane season.