Photos: Flooding In Alberta, Canada Causes Major Damage, Evacuations
June 20, 2013
Lynn Sparks drags her possessions out of her flooded basement in the Elbow Park area of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. Southern Alberta braced for more disruption on Saturday from floods that have killed at least two people, forced about 100,000 people from their homes and blacked out the center of Canada's oil capital, Calgary. Communities to the south and east of Calgary were put on high alert as the flood waters moved across the region. But with rainfall easing up, authorities were hopeful that the worst might now be over. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A vehicle sits in the driveway of a house after the Bow River overflowed its banks into a residential area of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark ( CANADA/ )
The Bow River overflows its banks into the grounds of Calgary Stampede and Saddledome hockey arena (R) in Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark ( CANADA/ )
Cody Scott throws food away from a freezer trapped in a flooded basement in the Elbow Park area of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
Flood waters gather around the Saddledome Arena, home to the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames after the Bow River overflowed its banks into Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark ( CANADA/ )
A house is surrounded by water after the Bow River overflowed its banks nearby into residential areas of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark ( CANADA/ )
Elain Schmidt (R) and Stephanie Martin help move house articles from a flooded house in the Elbow Park area of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A boat makes its way up a street after the Bow River overflowed its banks in a residential area of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark ( CANADA/ )
Warren Cotes (L) pumps water out of his flooded house in the Elbow Park area of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A police truck patrols a flooded downtown street in Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A woman walks down a flooded street in the Elbow Park area of Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013.REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
Residents of Elbow Park try to clear a drain on a flooded street in Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
Excavators work in Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, June 22, 2013, after floods ravaged the town. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows a flooded Calgary Stampede stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada flooded on Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows a flooded downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows the Calgary Stampede grounds immersed in water during heavy flooding in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada flooded on Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows a flooded downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
Kevan Yaets swims after his cat Momo to safety in High River, Alberta, Canada on Thursday June 20, 2013. Yeats's mother, Lori Yeats, says both her son and cat are safe and sound after their ordeal. Momo is an indoor cat that actually loves water and constantly tries to crawl into the shower with her owner. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
Houses along Cougar Creek show extensive damage after heavy flooding June 21, 2013 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousands. (Photo by John Gibson/Getty Images) ( 171060591 )
A car sits submerged by water outside the Canmore General Hospital due to heavy flooding June 21, 2013 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousnds. (Photo by John Gibson/Getty Images) ( 171060587 )
Mike Sommers carries his dog Kratos through the floodwater outside his apartment June 21, 2013 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousands. (Photo by John Gibson/Getty Images) ( 171060598 )
Sunnyside residents check out the flooding on Memorial Drive from the rising waters of Bow River in Calgary, Alberta June 21, 2013. Flooding shut down much of the centre of Calgary, Canada's oil capital, on Friday, and forced tens of thousands of residents to leave their soggy homes. Heavy rain also closed roads and brought down bridges elsewhere in the province of Alberta, but there were no reports of death or injuries. Many communities across southern Alberta are on mandatory evacuation orders because of severe flooding. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A search and rescue boat carries rescued passengers from a flooded industrial site near highway 543 north of High River, Alberta, Canada on Friday, June 21, 2013. The rescued passengers spent the night moored on a structure they built in the water. Calgary's mayor said Friday the flooding situation in his city is as under control as it can be, for now. Officials estimated 75,000 people have been displaced in the western Canadian city. Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the Elbow River, one of two rivers that flow through the southern Alberta city, has peaked. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
Cars leave the flooding downtown core as residents were evacuated in Calgary, Alberta June 21, 2013.REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A woman looks at an abandoned and partially submerged police car after flooding from the Bow River hit the neighborhood of Sunnyside in Calgary, Alberta June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A man longboards through a flooded downtown street in Calgary, Alberta June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Melissa Renwick ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
A police van patrols as floodwaters rise at a downtown street during a mandatory evacuation in Calgary, Alberta June 21, 2013.REUTERS/Melissa Renwick ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
Vehicles surrounded by floodwaters are seen in the neighborhood of Sunnyside in Calgary, Alberta June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA-FLOODS/ )
This aerial photo shows Cougar Creek running through Canmore, Alberta, Canada, on Friday June 21, 2013. Flooding forced the western Canadian city of Calgary to order the evacuation of the entire downtown area on Friday, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
Calgarians look out over a flooded Calgary Stampede grounds and Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, June 21, 2013. Officials estimated 75,000 people have been displaced in the western Canadian city. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) ( APTOPIX Canada Alberta Flooding )
The Calgary Stampede rodeo grounds are flooded due to the heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Friday June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows Cougar Creek runing through the Trans Canada Highway during heavy floods in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, on Friday June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows crews working on the washed out Trans-Canada Highway in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, on Friday June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows flood waters surrounding the hospital in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, on Friday June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
This aerial photo shows Cougar Creek running through Canmore, Alberta, Canada, on Friday June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Alberta Flooding )
Rising water floods the Bow River in downtown Calgary on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ADAM KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 520771884 )
Rising water floods the Bow River in downtown Calgary on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ADAM KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 520771894 )
Kevan Yaets swims after his cat Momo to safety as the flood waters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Hundreds of people have been evacuated with volunteers and emergency crews helping to aid stranded residents. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( APTOPIX Canada-Alberta Flooding )
A front end loader carries residents after they were rescued from the flood waters in High River, Alberta on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
Roger Poirier, holds his family's cat, Smartie, as his wife Crystal looks on after rescuing it from their flooded house in High River, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh ) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
A lone truck sits submerged in the flood waters near downtown High River, Alta. on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
CANMORE, CANADA - JUNE 20: Houses damaged along the edge of Cougar Creek are shown June 20, 2013 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousnds. (Photo by John Gibson/Getty Images) ( 170960614 )
CANMORE, CANADA - JUNE 20: Cougar Creek takes out Eagle Terrace Road and breaches Elk Run Blvd Bridge June 20, 2013 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousnds. (Photo by John Gibson/Getty Images) ( 170960613 )
Rains pours down as clouds cover the city of Calgary, Alberta June 20, 2013. The city announced emergency evacuation orders for parts of downtown Calgary with more rain in the forecast and rapidly rising rivers. Many communities across southern Alberta are on mandatory evacuation orders. More than 100,000 people could be evacuated tonight, according to local media. REUTERS/Todd Korol ( CANADA/ )
A man pushes his boat to rescue stranded residents in High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
Residents are evacuated in a large truck from downtown High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
Cars drive through rising floodwaters in downtown High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
A person stranded on the roof of a vehicle is airlifted to safety by a helicopter in High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
Residents carrying sandbags wade through floodwater in High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
People travel from a co-op store on a combine harvester in High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
Two women are rescued from the flooding in a canoe in High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
A man carries his dog to safety in High River in Alberta province June 20, 2013. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
Francois Gougeon trips and falls into floodwater while checking on his downtown store on High River's main street in Alberta province June 20, 2013. Gougeon was wet but otherwise uninjured. A state of emergency has been issued for the town of High River, which is being evacuated due to floods. REUTERS/Mike Sturk ( CANADA/ )
Two men use a fishing boat to rescue residents from a neighborhood after heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in High River, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh ) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
Cars float in water covering a downtown street in High River, Alberta June 20, 2013. Major flooding has hit southern Alberta with many communities under a mandatory evacuation order. More rain and flooding is expected in the next 24 hours. REUTERS/Stringer ( CANADA/ )
Roger Poirier pilots a boat along a residential street after gathering belongings from his flooded house in High River, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh ) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
A woman is rescued from the flood waters in High River, Alberta on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
Kevan Yaets, center, and his cat Momo are led to safety after flood waters submerged his truck in High River, Alberta on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
A kayaker paddles down a flooded street in High River, Alberta on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
Cars and homes are submerged in flood waters in High River, Alberta, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
A helicopter carrying evacuated residents lands on a road in High River, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh ) ( Canada-Alberta Flooding )
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