Vermilion County prepares for flooding danger
DANVILLE – The Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross are preparing evacuation shelters for residents who might be displaced by flooding as the Vermilion River and other waterways in the county continue rising.
As of Wednesday afternoon, no Vermilion County residents had been forced to leave their homes because of flooding, according to the emergency management agency. But officials were preparing for evacuations because river levels are expected to continue rising through at least midday today.
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