ST. LOUIS – “People are just shell-shocked. It’s like a war zone,” said Richard Ashley, the Pastor of St. Philips Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Residents of North City are coming to terms with reality, following the devastating tornado that struck St. Louis on Friday. 

Many in the area are without power, along with other resources. Ameren Missouri says it is continuing to restore power for its customers.

“At this point we’ve replaced around 300 poles and counting. We’re still bringing in stacks of poles for all of the poles that are broken,” said Landy Wince, Senior Director of Regional Operations at Ameren Missouri.

The company also said that about 2,400 workers are working across various states, including Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana and Oklahoma, to help Missouri.

Despite various efforts being made, residents in St. Louis are waiting for their power to return.

“I see them busy and working. I know people are naturally frustrated to want your power on. You’re losing food and whatnot. But they’re working like trojans,” Ashley said.

With devastation already hitting the St. Louis region, the weather doesn’t seem to cool down. More storms are expected to be on the way, leaving residents concerned.

“We don’t know what we’re going to do. Or where we’re going to go. It’s just hard,” said Pastor Byrd.

If additional power outages occur, Ameren said that it’s prepared.

“We have alliance contractors from the neighboring utilities and we’ve already put a plan together. if we get some more severe weather, we’re going to pull some triggers and get some more contractors in here,” Wince said.