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More than 200 people have died in what is now the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina .
Roof and tree damage are likely to be covered by the average home insurance policy.
But most private insurance companies don't carry flood insurance, leaving the National Flood Insurance Program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the primary provider for that coverage for residential homes.
North Carolina has 129,933 such policies in force, though most of that protection will likely be concentrated on the coast rather than in the Blue Ridge Mountains .
Less than 1% of inland areas that sustained the most catastrophic flood damage were protected with flood insurance, experts say.
Lack of flood insurance is a major insurance gap in the U.S. , as only about 6% of homeowners carry the coverage.
FEMA announced it could meet the immediate needs of Helene but warned it doesn't have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season .
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