There were no additional fatalities confirmed by North Carolina authorities on Saturday, Oct. 12, and search and rescue efforts and recovery continue across the region.
The latest information available shows 123 people died in North Carolina during the floods, landslides, and aftermath of the disaster. Of those deaths reported so far, 116 of the victims were in 14 counties across Western North Carolina, including 72 fatalities in Buncombe County.
The majority of these deaths with a known cause were the result of drownings. Twenty people drowned during the storm, while four people drowned in a motor vehicle.
Buncombe County Schools Superintendent Rob Jackson confirmed that four students are part of the death toll in the county on Friday. Their names have not been shared.