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Flooded out: How Linamar navigated Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact in North Carolina

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Flood water rushes over a highway.
Roads turned into rivers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina in September. The floodwaters kept Janel Rowbotham, general manager of Linamar Mills River, from accessing the plant for days. (JANEL ROWBOTHAM)
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By:
Georgia Hall
Last Updated
December 09, 2024 02:59 PM

MILLS RIVER, N.C. — Two miles of trekking through washed-out roads and downed trees left Janel Rowbotham drained, sweat-streaked and caked in mud.

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