Flyovers and satellite images: North Carolina, Florida before and after Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene has left a wake of death and destruction across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee after it made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26. Despite being downgraded to a tropical depression, hundreds were killed by the storm, millions are still without power, and the damage is estimated in the billions of dollars.

The number of confirmed deaths reached 214 Thursday after officials in the Carolinas released updates, according to a USA TODAY Network analysis. The storm wrought a level of destruction on western North Carolina not seen for over 100 years. Officials in North Carolina said deaths in the state had risen to 108, including 72 deaths in Buncombe County, as reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times. South Carolina has reported 41 fatalities, Georgia 33, Florida 19, Tennessee 11 and Virginia two.

Here is a closer look at the devastation left behind, captured by aerial photos taken by Nearmap, and satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies:

Contributing: Staff/Asheville Citizen-times; Sean Dougherty and Dinah Voyles Pulver/USA TODAY

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