• published: 22 Jun 2013
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http://news.sky.com/story/1106600/western-canada-hit-by-devastating-flooding Western Canada Hit By Devastating Flooding Torrential rain has brought widespread flooding to communities around Calgary, Alberta, with waters set to peak this weekend. 11:15pm UK, Friday 21 June 2013 CANADA Flooding 5 Homes along Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta, barely hang on as the town struggles to deal with flooding. 1 of 16 CANADA Flooding 3 Kevan Yaets crawls out the back window of his pick up truck with his cat Momo as the flood waters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta. 2 of 16 Two women are rescued from the flooding in a canoe in High River in Alberta province Two women and a dog are rescued from the flooding in a canoe at High River in Alberta province. 3 of 16 CANADA Flooding 2 Cars submerged by the flood waters in High River, Alberta. 4 of 16 Man pushes his boat to rescue stranded residents in High River in Alberta province The Live Your Dream message may be lost on this man pushing his boat to rescue stranded residents in High River. 5 of 16 Emergency Declared In Southern Alberta After Heavy Flooding Canmore residents watch the flooding Cougar Creek as it takes out Eagle Terrace Road and nears the top of the Elk Run Boulevard Bridge. 6 of 16 A front end loader carries residents after they were rescued from the flood waters in High River, Alberta A front end loader carries residents after they were rescued from the flood waters in High River, Alberta. 7 of 16 A kayaker paddles down a flooded street in High River, Alberta. A kayaker paddles down a flooded street in High River, Alberta. 8 of 16 Cars and homes are submerged in flood waters in High River, Cars and homes are submerged in flood waters in High River. 9 of 16 Cars in the water covering a downtown street in High River, Alberta. Cars in the water covering a downtown street in High River, Alberta. 10 of 16 Residents are evacuated in a large truck from downtown High River in Alberta province Residents are evacuated in a large truck from downtown High River 11 of 16 Bradfield and Debra evacuate their home in the neighborhood of Sunnyside in Calgary 12 of 16 CANADA Flooding 16 13 of 16 Rains pours down as clouds cover the city of Calgary 14 of 16 CANADA Flooding Flooding A woman who had been stranded on top of a trailer was missing after it was swept away, STARS air ambulance spokesman Cam Heke said. Officials said further evacuations would take place in stages as the waters peak. The province of Alberta reported that 12 communities were under states of emergency. Province premier Alison Redford cut short a visit to New York to visit the flood-hit areas and supervise the emergency response. Communities such as High River, south of Calgary, were hit hard, with many neighbourhoods ordered to evacuate. Water levels were expected to reach their maximum around noon local time on Friday. Motorists who were trapped overnight on Wednesday by water spilling over Canada's main western highway had to be rescued by helicopter, Town of Canmore spokeswoman Sally Caudill said. "I woke up at about three o'clock in morning to the sound of this kind of rumbling, and it was the creek," said Wade Graham, a resident of Canmore. "At first it was just intense, pretty powerful, amazing thing to watch. As daylight came, it just got bigger and bigger and wider and wider, and it's still getting bigger and bigger and wider and wider." He added, "I watched a refrigerator go by, I watched a shed go by, I watched couches go by. It's insane." Bruce Burrell, director of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency, said water levels on the Bow River are not expected to subside until Saturday afternoon. The Bow River Basin already seen up to 10cm (3.9ins) of rain. "Depending on the extent of flooding we experience ... there may be areas of the city where people are not going to be able to get into until the weekend," he told a news conference. In High River, Mounties asked people with motorboats to help rescue at least a dozen stranded homeowners. "We have people on their rooftops who were unable to evacuate fast enough," said Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Sargeant Patricia Neely. Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for the affected areas, estimating as much as 10cm more rain could fall in the next two days. I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)