Many people are saying Asheville, North Carolina, was 'unprepared' for the effects of Hurricane Helene, which has left more than 100 people dead.

Buzzing chainsaws and growling generators have replaced the everyday suburban sounds of lawnmowers and birds in my neighborhood about 12 miles south of flooded parts of town. Waves of acrid smoke, from the burning of wet wood,

Through the windows of the Market Place Restaurant in downtown Asheville, N.C., chef and owner William Dissen has only a partial view of the disaster left in Hurricane Helene’s wake. There’s debris everywhere,