Fixed Bemidji-Erea trees are installed for cleaning

About a month after a devastating storm in a Biltrami province, the residents are still working to solve the damage lists and what the insurance is and will not cover it.

The storm cell, which is now called the national weather service “Microburst”, has created a group of destroyed winds, respectively, with speeds of up to 120 miles per hour, equal to a hurricane of category 3.

Storms caused damage to millions of dollars in public and private property and closed millions of trees throughout the province.

In Bemidji, those trees that have been dropped caused some large headaches for cleaning efforts and insurance demands.

American Senator Amy Klopuwshar recently met with local leaders there to watch the storm’s aftermath as well as to obtain a progress update to relief efforts. During her visit, Senator Klopochar toured the area east of Beamidji Lake, which had some of the deeper destroyers. It is also where the governor of state Tim Walz stopped last month with other officials.

"”I am amazed how much the damage it happens and the progress they made here in Bimidji to clean things.” It is still a long way, but the belief that 9 million trees have been lost, as many homes were damaged, almost every house suffering from some damage."

There are still piles of wood that were dropped on the characteristics of people, as well as their long trunks that have been uprooted with visible open roots. The falling trees also sparked chaos on the infrastructure of Bemidji, causing damage to roads, signs and energy lines. Drink can block sewage banks, which increases the risk of flooding. He was also a worker in the dumps of a near -week -old city.

Dan Praiden is the director of the enforcement department at the Ministry of Commerce at Minnesota. He said that the fallen trees could be a gray area to cover the home owner’s insurance.

"”With wind damage, a common problem that we see is to remove trees. So, if the tree falls on your property, there may not be coverage, depending on the place where the tree falls,” said Briden."

Praiden recently held a two -day general meeting in Bimidji, where members of society affected by the storm can obtain advice to secure experts on things such as submitting a demand to resolve the conflict between the policy owner and their provider. He said that he is complex quickly when the trees share.

"Therefore, if the tree is on your fence or in your home, or it is on your mirror or it is on another structure, it is possible that your insurance will cover the removal of that tree from your property, however, if the tree is not lying on one of the structures on your property, there may be no coverage to remove that tree."

With the occurrence of harsh weather throughout the state, he said it is more important now than ever to review what is covered in the insurance policy of each owner.

"I would like to encourage people to understand that the risk of harsh weather in Minnesota is real, and it is worse over the past twenty years, “"

Praiden also added that it is common for predators to appear in people’s homes after the big weather in the hope of cleaning. Sometimes he said that they come to Minnesota from distant places like Texas, and people should be ready.

"”I encourage people to talk to your insurance company before you pay a large price contractor to remove the debris like a tree of your property,” he said, this is a large part of what we saw in Bimidji."

Bariden suggested that homeowners guarantee that any contractors they deal with are licensed in the state through the Ministry of Labor and Industry in Minnesota. He said that these licenses can be verified through the department’s website.

Louis Bever is trying to check some of these contractors. The day after the storm, she knocked on her door, and she left some work cards in the mailbox and outside her home, as she lost hundreds of trees.

She said: “The first man who stopped looking home, it is like,” well, as you know, $ 10,000 I can get this tree out of your home tonight. “I was like,” I need to hear again from my insurance. ” Because it looked unreasonable a little and a kind of surface."

PFEFFer is now trying to move in the details of its policy. It is too late, she wishes that she had policies that covered not only her home but also her courtyard and a “farm”, which is a garden of property -related trees.

"Once there were 50 -year -old red pine trees. There were about 225-250 of them in the backyard. It was a really nice vegetarian examination and provided a lot of morning shade. “It was great, after this storm. There were two boring trees that would have fallen. And so, as if he lost,” said Bfver."

PFEFFer said it has no idea about the cost of the cost to disinfect all of these trees from its farms, but it expects to be expensive. Meanwhile, she just wants to finish repairs to her home by some time in September before the start of the winter.

Christopher Muller is the provincial emergency department director. He said that their goal is to “restore society and restore resources to our citizens.” But he said they do not have any resources that go directly to the residents to fix homes or anything like that. However, Muller said that the boycott is working with UNITED WAY OF Bemidji and another non -profit to determine some limited resources that may provide aid.

He said: “If the population in a Biltrami province suffers from hardship or needs additional answers, call communications between the resources of society.” “I just want to confirm that they do not have a lot of resources that will benefit directly from the population.”