More than 110,000 customers in Florida were still without electricity on Monday afternoon while thousands in the Carolinas were desperate for food, water and shelter.

Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night as a category 4 hurricane near Perry, Florida, in the state’s Big Bend region. As of Saturday afternoon, CNN reports that there are at least 50 deaths as a direct result of this storm.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging donations to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, set up to help residents recover from the damage. The funds will be administered by United Way of North Carolina, with the money going to nonprofits working to meet the immediate needs of storm victims and clean up and emergency supplies.

The full impact of Hurricane Helene won’t be known for weeks, but groups from both the public and private sector are mobilizing efforts to help those affected by the Category 4 storm that has killed a

Climate change is making hurricanes like Hurricane Helene more intense, scientific research shows. Helene has unleashed high winds, heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge in the Southeast after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night.