The death toll related to Hurricane Helene in the United States has surpassed 100 as of Sunday, according to local news reports.

North Carolina has reported 37 fatalities, while South Carolina has seen 27 deaths, as noted by the Xinhua news agency and The New York Times. In Buncombe County, North Carolina, 30 lives were lost, with over 500 individuals still unaccounted for as of early Sunday afternoon, according to Sheriff Quentin Miller.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper urged citizens to contribute to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund to aid communities recovering from the extensive damage caused by the hurricane. “A massive effort is underway to provide assistance to the people of Western North Carolina, including state and federal support, but we recognize that there will be further needs,” Cooper stated.

On Saturday, President Joe Biden declared a “major disaster” in Florida and North Carolina, authorizing federal aid to assist local recovery efforts.

As of Sunday night, more than 2 million electric customers across the country remained without power, according to PowerOutage.us, a website that monitors power outages.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area on Thursday night as a Category 4 storm, causing significant destruction before weakening.