DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) – Thousands of people are still without power after severe storms rolled through Central Illinois last week. Ameren Illinois says among the hardest hit areas in the state is Vermilion County.
As of Monday afternoon, Ameren said 3,300 Vermilion County customers were experiencing outages. Driving around the city you’ll still see some downed power lines and trees ripped right from the ground.
“We, quite honestly, other than to go get something to eat, haven’t been getting out much since Thursday,” George McLin siad.
McLin has been waiting for his lights to come on in Danville for days.
“We’ve been here 14 years. I’ve never had to deal with this ever. This is my first insurance claim ever. Pretty unusual,” he said.
He says massive tree limbs came falling down onto his yard, causing significant damage to a couple sheds. He’s been told some electrical repairs could cost him $1,500, and a tree service could be thousands.
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