More than two weeks after Hurricane Helene, school systems in western North Carolina were still struggling with lack of water and damage. Schools are not set to reopen until the end of the month. NBC News' Kathy Park reports.

North Carolina is wading through a deluge of unemployment insurance claims in the wake of the devastation to the western part of the state from Hurricane Helene.

Many still without shelter, heat weeks after Hurricane Helene hit mountain towns. (Credit: Jeanne Tierney Vavruska)

At least 92 people remain missing in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene battered the western part of the state, according to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's updated numbers Tuesday.

Aid workers, community groups and environmental organizations say few people are likely to take advantage of federal programs to help move out of flood-damaged homes that are flush with new funding from Congress.

The tally comes more two weeks after flash floods and mudslides hit western parts of the state, with at least 95 people dead, officials said.

Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy Cooper said on Tuesday. In a news conference on Tuesday,

At least 92 people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina as first responders still sort through the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, weeks after the storm devastated the western part of the state.