Hurricane Helene is impacting supply chains [Video]

LANSING Mich. (WLNS) – Cleanup continues in North Carolina and other states after Hurricane Helene.

More than 200 people have died, and hundreds are still missing. Ripple effects from the storm have reached Michigan. UAW officials said that too many workers were affected in North Carolina and could not come to work. This led to a parts shortage. Because of that, the GM assembly plant in Flint sent workers home Thursday and temporarily closed.

A spokesperson for the Lansing GM Plants told 6 News that the Lansing Plants have not been affected but they are watching the situation closely. According to Amy Broglin-Peterson, A Michigan State University professor in the department of supply chain, the Lansing plants are not immune to the same fate as the Flint plant. She added though, that there are also other ways the plants could be affected without having to full close.

She said it …