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Is it from the verb 居る? If it's so, why is not it ております?

> 怪人による被害はこれまでにない規模の拡大を続けて **おり** 、…
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subsidiary-verbs renyōkei
What does おり mean in this sentence?
In very short: it is the humble form of いる.

To give a typical example, おる is mostly used when talking about your own
actions and trying to be humble (for example when talking to a superior such
as your boss at work, to a customer, etc). Find something about this topic
[here](https://everything2.com/title/oru) or check the [wiki about Japanese
honorific speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorific_speech_in_Japanese).

In your specific example, I believe the sentence continues with something you
haven't written here. In fact, おる is in the "pre-masu" form which is often
used in written language to connect to the next sentence. Refer to [this
answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/34407/why-is-this-
sentence-not-separated/34409#34409) for more details on this.

EDIT: So I made some research and I think your full sentence is in fact:

> 怪人による被害はこれまでにない規模の拡大を続けており、現在協会側で災害レベルを判別中との...

Is it correct?

So I think we can translate this as (until the comma): _the damage due to the
(less literally, left by) the mysterious person (monster? Not sure what 怪人 is
depending on the context) is expanding at an unprecedented scale_.
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