Stunning new images show Hurricane Helene's path of destruction

Devastation is only mounting across the Southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene with entire towns decimated by one of the worst storms in the U.S. The death toll is now at more than 120 people and many others are still unaccounted for. TODAY’s Craig Melvin reports.

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