Flooding in the Calgary and other areas has caused the evacuation of between 75,000 and 100,000 residents, depending on the source of the reports. A state of emergency has been declared.
Check out http://emergencyalert.alberta.ca/ for more information.
Here is the Twitter Feed for hashtag abflood.
This is from Calgary City News Blog…
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Evacuation Information/Maps/Reception Centres
Return to general State of Local Emergency information page
A state of local emergency has been declared for the city of Calgary due to the potential of significant flooding. The level of the Elbow and Bow Rivers continue to rise at a rapid pace.
Portions of the following communities are facing mandatory evacuations. If you are in an identified area, please self-evacuate immediately.
Beltline
Bonnybrook
Bowness
Bridgeland
Chinatown/Eau Claire
Cliff Bungalow
Deer Run
Discovery Ridge
Douglasdale (midnight)
Downtown/East Village
Elbow Park
Erlton
Inglewood
Hillhurst
Mission
Montgomery
Quarry Park
Rideau
Riverbend
Riverdale
Roxboro
Stanley Park/Elboya
Sunnyside
Victoria Park
Westmount/West Hillhurst
Windsor Park
While evacuating, residents are asked to:
• notify their neighbours before evacuating their homes
• mark an ‘X’ on their own front doors visible from the street for uniformed personnel (CPS and CFD) to confirm that the area has been evacuated
What you should do
Pack enough clothes, prescription medicine, personal identification and other essential items to last at least one week. Arrange for you, your family and your pets to stay with friends or relatives. Evacuees who cannot arrange for alternate accommodation will be provided with food, shelter, bedding and other essential services at one of these reception centres:
- Southland Leisure Centre, 2000 Southland Drive SW
- Acadia Recreation Complex A, 240 90 Ave SE
- Centre Street Church, 3900 – 2 Street, NE
- Village Square Leisure Centre, 2623 56 Street NE
- South Fish Creek Recreation Centre, 333 Shawville Blvd SE (please access through west doors)
People can take their pets to the Animal Service Centre, 2201 Portland St. S.E. or The Calgary Humane Society, 4455 110th Ave SE, if they cannot arrange accommodation for them.
Recommended Measures
The City of Calgary advises residents in the affected areas to minimize the potential flood damage by taking the following measures:
• If you are in the flood evacuation zone, do not worry about turning off electricity or gas. Enmax and Atco will turn off power and gas in the areas, as necessary.
• Install the cap in the basement sewer floor drain if you don’t have a mechanical back flow prevention device in place.
• Move valuables such as photographs and personal and legal documents, from the basement or a lower floor to an upper floor.
• Remove newspapers from basements because wet newspaper can stain carpets with ink
• Listen to local radio and television stations for further updates.
• Visit The City of Calgary’s website for information, at www.calgary.ca