ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 01: Owner Sam Souhail works to clear mud and belongings from his shop the Casablanca Cigar Lounge in the Biltmore Village across from the Biltmore Estate in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 1, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Souhail opened the business in 2017 and estimates he lost over $300,000 in cigars alone. According to reports, at least 140 people have been killed across the southeastern U.S., and millions are without power due to the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. The White House has approved disaster declarations in North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Alabama, freeing up federal emergency management money and resources for those states. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)