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River that gave life to NC town now tears it apart

A truck drives through floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. People were ordered to evacuate, and officials warned that some communities could be cut off by washed out roads or bridge closures.
A truck drives through floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. People were ordered to evacuate, and officials warned that some communities could be cut off by washed out roads or bridge closures. CHUCK BURTON for Star Tribune

“The river gave this town its life. Now it has torn the community apart.” The impacts of Hurricane Matthew on river communities in the Carolinas will be felt for weeks, if not longer.

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