PHOTOS: Western NC devastated by Helene

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The images and videos coming from western North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene show the intense destruction and the looming clean-up effort for crews in the coming weeks.

Look through photos from Channel 9 reporters, Chopper 9 Skyzoom, and Channel 9 viewers throughout the area.

Photos: Helene destroys roads in and out of Bat Cave, a western NC community

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Bat Cave digs out of Helene's destruction What’s usually a tourist destination in western North Carolina has been cut off from the rest of the world after Tropical Storm Helene.

Photos: Inside the urgent search for Helene survivors in Avery County

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Helene aftermath Avery County is one of the spots in our area where Helene hit the hardest. Channel 9's Hannah Goetz was with rescue crews Tuesday as they searched rural areas for survivors.

Photos: Hurricane Helene leaves parts of North Carolina underwater

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Helene damage from Chopper 9 Skyzoom

Photos: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock devastated after Helene

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Damage left in Chimney Rock on Monday, Sept. 30, after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene

Photos: Tropical Storm Helene causes major flooding, damage to the Carolinas

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flooding along the Catawba River (WSOC)

(VIDEO: Chopper 9 flies over Helene’s damage in Charlotte, western NC)

Chopper 9 flies over Helene’s damage in Charlotte, western NC

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