North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene is likely to have caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state.

Experts have warned that state residents with private wells should boil or test their water before drinking it.

The western North Carolina county that includes Asheville acknowledged on Tuesday that it had overcounted by 30 the number of people who died from the effects of Hurricane Helene last month. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office revised the death toll down to 42,