The City of Calgary has declared a local state of emergency, due to the high river flows and heavy rain, and is asking residents in several neighbourhoods to evacuate. Members of the Calgary Police Service and the Calgary Fire Department will be going door to door in the affected communities to notify residents of the evacuation order. As well, Calgary Transit is on standby to help residents who cannot leave on their own. DIGITAL EXTRA IN PICTURES Check out some great weather photos GO CANMORE FLOODING All of Canmore on edge because of flooding GO RELATED STORIES Floods force residents out of Southern Alberta communities Cougar Creek bursts its banks in Canmore Storms knock out power in many Alberta communities High water floods out High River RELATED LINKS City of Calgary Flood and Evacuation Updates PHOTOS The water creeps up the yard of one of the homes along the Elbow River. Discovery Ridge condo (Photo Courtesy: Blaine Zimmer) Elbow River Roads near the Elbow River have been cordoned off and access restricted. 1st hole at Valley Ridge Golf Course By late Thursday, emergency evacuations were underway in the communities of Mission, Elbow Park, Stanley Park, Roxboro, Rideau, Discovery Ridge, Cliff Bungalow, Victoria Park, Inglewood, Stampede Park, Erlton, Bowness, Sunnyside, Westmount, Montgomery, Eau Claire, Downtown East Village, and Bonnybrook. Calgary police and emergency resources are stretched to the limits so police are asking people in the new evacuation zones to self-evacuate and to leave an X on their door to let them know the home is empty. People should find shelter with friends or relatives for the next 72 hours. For those who have no where to go, reception areas have been set up at the Southland Leisure Centre at 2000 Southland Dr. S.W. and the Acadia Recreation Complex at 240 90 Ave. S.E. An additional centre will be set up after 8:00 p.m. at the Centre Street Church at 3900 2 Street N.E. People should ensure that they take identification, prescription medications and other critical personal items with them. Anyone with pets should also take them with them and if that is not an option, pets can be taken to the Animal Service Centre at 2201 Portland St.S.E. The city is updating evacuations on its website and is providing maps of those neighbourhoods that are on the list. Read more: calgary.ctvnews.ca/several-calgary-communities-under-evacuation-order-1.1334012#ixzz2WpMEr8Wd
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 05:53:49 +0000
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