Hurricane Helene live updates: 6 dead, 2 million without power

Mandatory evacuations are in place for some residents of Asheville in western North Carolina as severe flooding from Hurricane Helene hits the state.

Evacuations were ordered for the Swannanoa River Valley area due to a high risk of flooding from the "catastrophic rain," officials said.

Parts of the state have recorded up to 15 inches of rain, with more expected through Friday. Some areas are expecting as much as 20 inches of rain through the course of the storm. Dangerous landslides are also expected.

Water rescues and flooded homes have been reported in Haywood County, just west of Asheville.

-ABC News’ Max Golembo

More than 2 million customers are waking up without power across the South Friday morning in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

More than 1.2 million customers are without power in Florida and over 800,000 are in the dark in Georgia.

More than 500,000 lost power in South Carolina and more than 190,000 are without power in North Carolina.

About 200 people have been rescued overnight from the rising floodwaters in Pasco County, Florida, just north of Tampa, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.

The water is receding Friday morning and rescue calls have slowed, authorities said.

The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said it rescued more than 25 people using rafts in a flooded area in the north of the city.

Around 11 people were rescued at the Peachtree Park Apartments building where a creek is overflowing. Rescuers arrived there at around 1:30 a.m.

Some residents were transported out of the area by bus, while others refused to leave. Those evacuated are being taken to shelters.

-ABC News' Faith Abubey