News Wrap: Russia strikes Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs

In our news wrap Sunday, the remnants of Hurricane Helene continue to wreak havoc across the Southeast, Midwest and parts of the Appalachians, more than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia after Russian guided bombs pummeled the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia overnight.
John Yang:
Today’s other news, remnants of Hurricane Helene are wreaking havoc three days after making landfall, dumping rain across the southeast, Midwest and parts of the Appalachians. It’s blamed for at least 64 deaths. Today, North Carolina’s governor said he expects the death toll in his state to rise.
Flooding has inundated the western part of North Carolina. Homes and businesses have been destroyed and bridges and roads collapsed. Millions across the southeast are without power. Entire rural communities don’t have cell service or internet service. That leaves them unable to call for help. Some neighbors are trying to fill the gap.
Woman:
We have a lot of elderly people over there that we couldn’t get help to, and we’re just trying to keep everybody alive.
Woman:
It happened so fast to me and scared the life out of me, because nothing like that ever happened. And I apologize because I’m not from here, so I didn’t realize how the streets were, you know, I didn’t know that it possibly could be that deep thing.
Woman:
This is the third storm in a year, like I don’t know how much more we can take, and then they’re telling us there’s another one out there.
John Yang:
The head of FEMA says the agency is trying to move satellite communications, bottled water and additional medical services to the most affected areas. More than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over several regions of Russia today.
Overnight, Russian guided bombs pummeled the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, wounding at least 16 people and damaging infrastructure and residences. This past week, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed allies for more air defense support to help intercept guided bombs.
Still to come on PBS News Weekend, the deadly floods destroying homes and businesses in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene and a rare life threatening condition that landed nine members of a college lacrosse team in the hospital.