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Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - chairman - 06-21-2013
CNN) -- By turns shocked and amused, Calgary, Alberta, residents watched Friday as muddy brown water flowed through the streets of Canada's "Cowtown," part of a monstrous flood that has forced tens of thousands from their homes yet hasn't caused a single injury.
"I don't think anybody's ever seen water flow through the streets," Calgary resident Rylan Broadbent told CNN Friday after evacuating his apartment building in the Erlton neighborhood, next to the overflowing Elbow River.
Others were more melancholy about the scope of the flooding, which forced about 75,000 residents out of their homes, transformed many streets into flowing rivers and left the heart of the city largely deserted.
Clean water continued to flow to homes, but power was out in portions of the city-- famous for the annual Calgary Stampede rodeo. Some shelters were filled to capacity, Calgary officials said Friday. Schools were closed.
"Not going to lie, it's a bit emotional seeing this happen to my/our city," local radio host Roger Kingkade posted to Twitter.
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - ketchim - 06-21-2013
[quote author=The Chairman link=topic=81291.msg507138#msg507138 date=1371832433]
the overflowing Elbow River.
[/quote]
He Elbow bruk ! lemme call my brother !
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - ketchim - 06-21-2013
Holy !! my nephew the Lawyer got evacuated :
and is staying by his brother whose house is on a hill..... 8)
Brother and wife lives in the 'burbs....
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - ketchim - 06-21-2013
SIL took a day off from her Salon....
no one couldda open ground level stores !
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - mapoui - 06-21-2013
::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::
serious bizness but I have to laff.
all the snow dat the global warmist and dem said was a thing of the past start to melt and threatens to drown everybody
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - The Captain - 06-21-2013
what warming you talking bout
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - mapoui - 06-21-2013
yuh not a warmist ::confused::
I sure I see where you were a global warmer
yuh see how much snow felle last winter?
Pheeeeeeeeeeew! it melting now!
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - Kwami - 06-21-2013
redneck country that Alberta
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - ketchim - 06-22-2013
Lions and tigers from the Calgary Zoo may need to be transferred to prisoner holding cells.
Two zebras and two pigs have already been moved to a conservation centre.
Re: Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary - ketchim - 06-22-2013
The Saddledome, home to Calgary's professional hockey team :
is flooded with water levels rising to the stadium's 10th row.... :-[