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Clean up continues; some relief efforts scaled back

A St. Louis Forestry worker uses a chain saw to clean up downed trees in St. Louis. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
A St. Louis Forestry worker uses a chain saw to clean up downed trees in St. Louis. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

By Matt Sepic, KWMU

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St. Louis, MO – The St. Louis area is slowly coming back to life after last week's storms.

Thousands of utility workers are still out in full force repairing power lines, but as of this morning (Tue), 150,000 were still without power. Ameren says it has restored power to 100,000 customers in the past day.

Their work, combined with cooler temperatures, also has allowed relief agencies to scale back their efforts. And people are now starting to clean up all the fallen trees.

KWMUs Matt Sepic prepared this report.

For the most updated list of cooling sites in the region, click here.

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