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West Canada flooding forces 100,000 to flee homes | West Canada flooding forces 100,000 to flee homes |
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As many as 100,000 people have had to flee their homes in western Canada amid heavy flooding. | As many as 100,000 people have had to flee their homes in western Canada amid heavy flooding. |
Torrential rain and floodwaters have washed away roads and bridges and caused landslides in southern parts of the province of Alberta. | Torrential rain and floodwaters have washed away roads and bridges and caused landslides in southern parts of the province of Alberta. |
Communities around Calgary, Alberta's largest city, have been particularly badly hit, with a state of emergency declared in a large area to the south. | Communities around Calgary, Alberta's largest city, have been particularly badly hit, with a state of emergency declared in a large area to the south. |
Schools and businesses, as well as several major roads, have been closed. | Schools and businesses, as well as several major roads, have been closed. |
The mountain resorts of Banff and Canmore were left isolated after the Trans-Canada Highway was closed. | The mountain resorts of Banff and Canmore were left isolated after the Trans-Canada Highway was closed. |
Helicopters and motor boats had to be used to rescue stranded homeowners. | Helicopters and motor boats had to be used to rescue stranded homeowners. |
One resident of Canmore said he woke in the middle of the night to a "kind of rumbling" sound and realised it was the nearby creek. | One resident of Canmore said he woke in the middle of the night to a "kind of rumbling" sound and realised it was the nearby creek. |
"At first it was just intense, pretty powerful, amazing thing to watch," Wade Graham told the Associated Press. | "At first it was just intense, pretty powerful, amazing thing to watch," Wade Graham told the Associated Press. |
"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." | "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." |
"I watched a refrigerator go by. I watched a shed go by. I watched couches go by. It's insane," he added. | "I watched a refrigerator go by. I watched a shed go by. I watched couches go by. It's insane," he added. |
Some 25 communities in and around Calgary which lie along the affected rivers have been evacuated. | Some 25 communities in and around Calgary which lie along the affected rivers have been evacuated. |
The Calgary Herald reported on Friday that residents were waiting anxiously as the level of the Elbow river peaked. The Bow river is expected to peak later on Friday. | The Calgary Herald reported on Friday that residents were waiting anxiously as the level of the Elbow river peaked. The Bow river is expected to peak later on Friday. |
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