Nearly 400 miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, the North Carolina mountain hamlet of Chimney Rock Village has been all but wiped off the map.

A week after Helene, congregations gathered on front lawns, in Zoom conferences and in other informal meeting spaces.

Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage from Florida into the Appalachian mountains and killed more than 225 people across multiple states.

The National Park Service has reopened U.S. 441, also known as Newfound Gap Road, which runs through Great Smoky Mountains National Park between Cherokee, North Carolina, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. As on the parkway, commercial vehicles are prohibited on U.S. 441 through the park.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he ordered another 500 active-duty troops to move into western North Carolina and assist with the response and recovery efforts after the deadly and devastating Hurricane Helene.

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said more resources are needed in parts of the state hit hardest by Hurricane Helene.

The Biden-Harris Administration will send over $100 million in emergency relief funds for roads and bridges in North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced on Saturday.

Hundreds of roads across Western North Carolina remain closed and damaged, including portions of Interstate 40.

The funds will help the NC Department of Transportation take more immediate action to fund repairs to roads and bridges.