In the midst of the devastating destruction left by the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, human connections are giving the survivors hope in western North Carolina. While government cargo planes brought food and water into the hardest-hit areas and rescue crews waded through creeks searching for survivors, those who made it through the storm, whose death toll has reached 200, were leaning on one another. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/helene-death-toll-rises-georgia-north-carolina-search-rescue-efforts-continue/507-7a3b7c82-33f8-47af-9a9f-8c934a3d590c