Residents of the historic town of Marshall, population roughly 800, are trying to dig out from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene

State of play: In western North Carolina, the storm had claimed the lives of 40 people in Buncombe County, where Asheville is located, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported on Monday afternoon. Altogether, the death toll across the Southeast is at least 133, per the Associated Press. Officials said they expect that number to rise.