Jane Peterson (L), Parzady Whitson (C), and Nick Whitson (R) sit outside their family home and business that were severely damaged by Hurricane Helene in Green Mountain, North Carolina, on October 6, 2024. The storm, which struck Florida on September 26, has killed more than 225 people across a handful of states -- making it the deadliest natural disaster to hit the United States since 2005's Hurricane Katrina -- with the toll still rising. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)