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Open Image ModalRCMP at the road block on the highway outside of Canmore, Alta. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalStreets remain submerged in High River, Alta. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalHigh levels of water continue to make conditions dangerous in High River. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalDark and murky water hides many hazards on the streets of High River, Alta. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalPet alley at Blackie for residents to sleep with pets. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalCanmore, Alberta on Saturday June 22. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalRCMP and numerous truckers rescued by helicopter as flood waters washed out the Hwy 1 near Canmore, Alberta. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalHugs for displaced people at the Blackie Evacuation Centre. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalFlooded streets in southern Alberta community. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalEmergency workers in High River, Alberta. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalRoad Block in High River, Alberta (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalHouses in some areas of High River, Alta. are still severely flooded. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalRoadways unsafe as flood waters scatter debris and damage streets in High River, Alberta. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalRCMP Helicopter at High River, Alberta. (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalAdvising drivers in High River, Alberta (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalFlooded streets in High River, Alberta (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalDamaged roads in High River, Alberta (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalRCMP in High River, Alberta (credit:RCMP)
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Open Image ModalMonica West carries damaged goods out of a souvenir shop as clean-up crews work at the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuations across Southern Alberta. Calgary Zoo staff risked their lives over the weekend to stop a hippo from escaping into the swollen Bow River. Director of animal care, conservation and research, Jake Veasey, says flood waters in the hippos' enclosure rose high enough during the floods for the dangerous herbivores to swim out. One hippo named Lobi was feeling particularly adventurous and was moving freely around the African Savannah building. Veasey had to break a window to get into the building and he swam in the muddy flood waters to find the animal. Zoo staff used cinder blocks and construction equipment to block Lobi inside the building. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA muddied research book dries as clean-up crews work at the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuations across Southern Alberta. Calgary Zoo staff risked their lives over the weekend to stop a hippo from escaping into the swollen Bow River. Director of animal care, conservation and research, Jake Veasey, says flood waters in the hippos' enclosure rose high enough during the floods for the dangerous herbivores to swim out. One hippo named Lobi was feeling particularly adventurous and was moving freely around the African Savannah building. Veasey had to break a window to get into the building and he swam in the muddy flood waters to find the animal. Zoo staff used cinder blocks and construction equipment to block Lobi inside the building. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA soldier walks by a pile of speedboats in High River, Alberta on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. High River was hit by a devastating flood on June 20 which caused a mass evacuation of the entire town although some residents chose to defy the order. Alberta's premier pledged $1 billion on Monday to help people recover from the floods. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalClean-up crews work at the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuations across Southern Alberta. Calgary Zoo staff risked their lives over the weekend to stop a hippo from escaping into the swollen Bow River. Director of animal care, conservation and research, Jake Veasey, says flood waters in the hippos' enclosure rose high enough during the floods for the dangerous herbivores to swim out. One hippo named Lobi was feeling particularly adventurous and was moving freely around the African Savannah building. Veasey had to break a window to get into the building and he swam in the muddy flood waters to find the animal. Zoo staff used cinder blocks and construction equipment to block Lobi inside the building. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalWreckage lies along Center Street in High River, Alberta on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. High River was hit by a devastating flood on June 20 which caused a mass evacuation of the entire town although some residents chose to defy the order. Alberta's premier pledged $1 billion on Monday to help people recover from the floods. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA road crew foreman surveys the washed-out lanes of northbound MacLeod Trail in Calgary, Alta., Monday, June 24, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuations across Southern Alberta. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalThaya Gallant helps with the flood clean-up at a law office in Calgary, Alta., Monday, June 24, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuations across Southern Alberta. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalCalgary firefighters check on home as residents and volunteers are in clean up mode in the community of Bowness as most of the homes have been pumped out with still some remaining submerged in water in Calgary, Alberta on Monday, June 24, 2013. Alberta's premier pledged $1 billion on Monday to help people recover from floods that devastated parts of the western Canadian province. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPeople watch as the river peaks, causing flooding in Medicine hat, Alta., on Monday, June 24, 2013. Officials in Medicine Hat said Monday they believe water levels on the South Saskatchewan River have peaked and that flooding won't be as severe as initially feared. Roughly 10,000 people were evacuated as the city of 60,000 prepared for the surge of water that swamped Calgary and surrounding areas last week. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalResidents and volunteers are in clean up mode in the community of Bowness as most of the homes have been pumped out with still some remaining submerged in water in Calgary, Alberta on Monday, June 24, 2013. Alberta's premier pledged $1 billion on Monday to help people recover from floods that devastated parts of the western Canadian province. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalResident Lisa Nguyen, right, cleans of the mud from photographs and negatives as volunteer Jacinta Babbitt, left, shows a clean picture of Nguyen when she was younger during flood clean up in the community of Bowness in Calgary, Alberta on Monday, June 24, 2013. Alberta's premier pledged $1 billion on Monday to help people recover from floods that devastated parts of the western Canadian province. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalResidents and volunteers are in flood clean up mode in the community of Bowness in Calgary, Alberta on Monday, June 24, 2013. Alberta's premier pledged $1 billion on Monday to help people recover from floods that devastated parts of the western Canadian province. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalDaniel Boddy, nine, helps with the clean-up work as hose lines from pumps drain water from flooded basement in the Bridgeland neighborhood in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 23, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation across Southern Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalDaniel Boddy, nine, helps with the clean-up work as hose lines from pumps drain water from flooded basement in the Bridgeland neighborhood in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 23, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation across Southern Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalA boy crosses a silt covered street in Chinatown as clean-up crews work in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 23, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation across Southern Alberta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalPeople place sand bags as the river rises rapidly and begins flooding in Medicine Hat, Alberta, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Open Image ModalHomeowner Glenn Tibbles looks at the damage done by floodwaters to his home near downtown Calgary, Alberta, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. About 65,000 residents of Calgary were being allowed to return to their homes Sunday to assess the damage from flooding that has left Alberta's largest city awash in debris and dirty water. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalCpl. Brett Martens from CFB Edmonton helps a resident clear out damaged debris from their home near downtown Calgary, Alberta, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. About 65,000 residents of Calgary were being allowed to return to their homes Sunday to assess the damage from flooding that has left Alberta's largest city awash in debris and dirty water. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalA home is inundated with floodwaters on the Siksika First Nation, Alberta, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. Alberta's municipal affairs minister says 27 communities are under a state of emergency as some areas begin to recover from flooding while others are still bracing for it. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalPeople watch as the river rises rapidly and begins flooding in Medicine Hat, Alta., on Sunday, June 23, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Open Image ModalFloodwaters inundate homes in Medicine Hat, Alberta, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. Alberta's municipal affairs minister says 27 communities are under a state of emergency as some areas begin to recover from flooding while others are still bracing for it. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Open Image ModalPolice officers close a bridge as a military helicopter patrols the the area as the river rises rapidly and begins flooding in Medicine Hat, Alberta on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Open Image ModalHomeowner Glenn Tibbles looks at the damage done by flood waters to his home near downtown Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalPeople help a friend move furniture and personal belongings out of his mud-soaked basement near downtown Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalHomeowner Glenn Tibbles looks at the damage done by floodwaters to his home near downtown Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 23, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward (credit:CP)
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Open Image ModalCpl. Brett Martens from CFB Edmonton helps a resident clear out damaged debris from their home near downtown Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalResidents near downtown Calgary, Alta. load bins with their mud-soaked belongings on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalNathan and Sarah MacBey carry a suitcase of clean dry clothes from their home after the waters receded in Calgary's southend Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalNathan and Sarah MacBey tour their flooded home for the first time since the waters receded in Calgary's southend Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalFurniture is tossed around a flooded home and is seen after the waters receded in Calgary's southend Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalSarah MacBey pauses for a moment as she walks through her flooded home for the first time since the waters receded in Calgary's southend Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalSarah MacBey picks up a mud covered book that she had made for her husband for fathers day as she tours her flooded home for the first time since the waters receded in Calgary's southend Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalSarah MacBey pauses for a moment as she walks through her flooded home for the first time since the waters receded in Calgary's southend Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalA house is submerged by flood water at a park near the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 22, 2013. Water levels have dropped slightly today. (credit:DAVE BUSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThis aerial photo shows the Bow River pouring through the Ghost Lake dam near Cochrane, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, June 22, 2013. The Bow flows trough Calgary and heavy rains plus mountain snow melt have caused evacuations and large scale flooding in the city as well as much of Southern Alberta. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalThe Canadian military sets-up camp near Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, June 22, 2013, as they prepare to help flood ravaged Alberta. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalFurniture floats to the top of a set of stairs leading to the basement as lines on the wall show the height of the water before it receded in a home in Calgary's southend Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalThis undated photo provided by the Calgary Flames shows the inside of the Calgary Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. The Saddledome, home to the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames, was flooded up to the 10th row, leaving the dressing rooms submerged. (credit:AP Photo/Calgary Flames)
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Open Image ModalThis undated photo provided by the Calgary Flames shows the inside of the Calgary Saddledome, in Calgary, Alberta. The Saddledome, home to the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames, was flooded up to the 10th row, leaving the dressing rooms submerged. (credit:AP Photo/Calgary Flames)
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Open Image ModalA couple is silhouetted as they walk out of their flooded garage near the Elbow River in Calgary, Ab. Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalAlberta Premier Alison Redford surveys flood damage in downtown High River, Alta. on Saturday June 22, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalPhotographers take photos of destroyed downtown shops in High River, Alta. on Saturday June 22, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalAn excavator works on the Cougar Creek bed after it tore through Canmore, Alta., Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalA convoy of military vehicles makes its way through a flooded highway before heading in to the flood zone in High River, Alta. on Saturday June 22, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalMilitary troops are briefed before heading in to the flood zone in High River, Alta. on Saturday June 22, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalHutterites from the Parkland Colony survey the flood zone in High River, Alta. on Saturday June 22, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalA flooded Calgary Stampede is seen from above, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalA flooded downtown Calgary is seen from a aerial view of the city Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalA flooded downtown Calgary is seen from a aerial view of the city Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalA flooded downtown Calgary is seen from a aerial view of the city Saturday, June 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
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Open Image ModalIn this aerial photo, the flooded Cougar Creek runs through Canmore, Alberta, on Friday June 21, 2013. Communities throughout southern Alberta are dealing with overflowing rivers that have washed out roads and bridges, inundated homes and turned streets into dirt-brown tributaries. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA man rides his bike as another picks his up in the flooded streets of Calgary, Alberta on Friday June 21, 2013. Alberta's largest city was swamped Friday by floodwaters that submerged much of the lower bowl of the Saddledome hockey arena, displaced tens of thousands of people and forced the evacuation of the downtown core. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPrime Minister Stephen Harper, left, walks to a waiting helicopter with Alberta Premier Alison Redford, right, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, for an aerial tour of flooding in Calgary, Alta. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalA wall is reserved for messages and missing people at the arena in Blackie, Alberta on Friday June 21, 2013 after the Highwood River, overflowed its banks Thursday. The Red Cross is using the arena to house evacuees of the High River flood. Floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta left at least two people dead and forced officials in the western Canadian city of Calgary on Friday to order the evacuation of its entire downtown, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalDisplaced residents sleep on cots at the arena in Blackie, Alberta on Friday June 21, 2013 after the Highwood River, overflowed its banks Thursday. The Red Cross is using the arena to house evacuees of the High River flood. Floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta left at least two people dead and forced officials in the western Canadian city of Calgary on Friday to order the evacuation of its entire downtown, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalWater rushes through what is left of Lions Park as the Sheep River flows through Okotoks, Alberta on Friday June 21, 2013 after the river overflowed its banks Thursday. The town remains on a flood watch. Floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta left at least two people dead and forced officials in the western Canadian city of Calgary on Friday to order the evacuation of its entire downtown, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA home in the community of Bowness is flooded as up to 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Calgary, Alberta, on Friday, June 21, 2013. Floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta left at least two people dead and forced officials in the western Canadian city of Calgary on Friday to order the evacuation of its entire downtown, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalResident Cody Chatfield drives his lifted 4x4 through his neighborhood looking at the flooded homes in the community of Bowness as up to 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Calgary, Alberta, on Friday, June 21, 2013. Floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta left at least two people dead and forced officials in the western Canadian city of Calgary on Friday to order the evacuation of its entire downtown, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalWater flows past flooded vehicles in the community of Bowness as up to 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Calgary, Alberta, on Friday, June 21, 2013. Floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta left at least two people dead and forced officials in the western Canadian city of Calgary on Friday to order the evacuation of its entire downtown, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalVehicles are stranded in the flooded streets of Calgary, Alberta on Friday June 21, 2013. Alberta's largest city was swamped Friday by floodwaters that submerged much of the lower bowl of the Saddledome hockey arena, displaced tens of thousands of people and forced the evacuation of the downtown core. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalThis aerial photo shows the closed Trans-Canada Highway in Canmore, Alberta, on Friday June 21, 2013. Flooding forced the western Canadian city of Calgary to order the evacuation of the entire downtown area on Friday, as the waters reached the 10th row of the citys hockey arena. Communities throughout southern Alberta are dealing with overflowing rivers that have washed out roads and bridges, inundated homes and turned streets into dirt-brown tributaries. About 350,000 people work in downtown Calgary on a typical day. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) (credit:AP)
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Open Image Modal Residents in the Eagle Terrace neighborhood of Canmore, Alberta, look out over what was the only road into the area on Friday June 21, 2013, after Cougar Creek flooded. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Rocky Mountain Outlook, Craig Douce) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalHeavy equipment operators work to keep up with debris, as Cougar Creek pours over the Trans-Canada Highway near Canmore, Alberta on Friday June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Rocky Mountain Outlook, Craig Douce) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPrime Minister Stephen Harper, centre, walks to a waiting helicopter with Alberta Premier Alison Redford, second from right, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, for an an aerial tour of flooding in Calgary, Alta. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 21, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalPrime Minister Stephen Harper, far right, looks at a map of the flooded areas of Calgary with Alberta Premier Alison Redford, centre, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, as fire chief Bruce Burrell points out problem sites. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 21, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalPrime Minister Stephen Harper, centre, with Alberta Premier Alison Redford, left, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, speak to the media with the Calgary skyline and the flooded Bow river behind them on Friday June 21, 2013. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalHouses damaged along the edge of Cougar Creek are shown June 20, 2013 in Canmore, Alta. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousands. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalResidents watch flooding along Cougar Creek June 20, 2013 in Canmore, Alta. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousands. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalResidents watch the flooding Cougar Creek as it takes out Eagle Terrace Road and nears the top of the Elk Run Blvd Bridge June 20, 2013 in Canmore, Alta. Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousands. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalHouses damaged along the edge of Cougar Creek. (credit:Getty)
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Open Image ModalA lone truck sits submerged in the flood waters near downtown High River, Alta. on Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalHomes along Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alta. barely hang on as the town struggles to deal with flooding Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA front end loader carries residents after they were rescued from the flood waters in High River, Alberta. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA kayaker paddles down a flooded street in High River, Alberta on Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalCars are submerged by the flood waters in High River, Alberta on Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalKevan Yaets swims after his cat Momo to safety as the flood waters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta on Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA woman is rescued from the flood waters in High River, Alta. on Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalKevan 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. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA helicopter carrying residents lands on a road in High River, Alta., Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalRoger Poirier, holds his family's cat, Smartie, as his wife Crystal looks on after rescuing it from their flooded house in High River, Alta., Thursday. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalCars and homes are submerged in flood waters in High River. (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalRescuers looks for stranded residents in High River, Alta. on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalA shot of the homes along Cougar Creek. (credit:Lauren Wheeler)
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Open Image ModalSemi truck sit idle to the Trans-Canada Highway in Canmore, Alta. on Thursday June 20, 2013. Calgary and most of southern Alberta are being hammered by rain that has washed-out roads and bridges, caused mudslides and closed major highways. (credit:The Canadian Press/John Marriott)
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Open Image ModalA flooded residence in High river, Alta. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in High River, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. (credit:The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalA front end loader carries people to safety from the flood waters in High River, Alta. on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalKevan Yaets swims after his cat Momo to safety as the flood waters sweep him downstream and submerge the cab in High River, Alberta on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Hundreds of people have been evacuated with volunteers and emergency crews helping to aid stranded residents. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalA lone truck sits submerged in the flood waters near downtown High River, Alta. on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalA resident is comforted by rescuers as she clutches her dog after being retrieved from the flood waters in High River, Alta. on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalKrystal Lelond of Black Diamond clutches her cat Pipi after being evacuated from her home after the Sheep River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalAn elderly woman is rescued from the flood waters in High River, Alta. on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalThe Bow river swells over its banks in downtown Calgary, Alta. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalDebris and water pours across the Trans-Canada Highway as Canmore struggles with flooding. (credit:he Canadian Press/ Craig Douce, Rocky Mountain Outlook)
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Open Image ModalA woman wades through the flood waters in High River, Alta. on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalFlooding in Black Diamond (credit:Twitter: @AlBeks)
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Open Image ModalThis is the view of the bridge over the Highwood. Normally there is a couple metres clearance below it. (credit:Twitter: @ElectDanielle)
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Open Image ModalA kayaker paddles down a flooded street in High River, Alta. on June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. (credit:The Canadian Press/ Jordan Verlage)
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Open Image ModalOne of several rock slides blocking #hwy40 in Kananaskis. No access to Kananaskis village. (credit:Twitter: @Alberta511)
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Open Image ModalLook at the flooding in #lethbridge !! This street has been shut down (credit:Twitter: @officialJazyFizz)
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Open Image ModalResidents wade through flood waters after an evacuation order following heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in High River. (credit:The Canadian Press/ Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalThe Calgary Stampede rodeo grounds are flooded due to the heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 21, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalCalgarians look out over a flooded Calgary Stampede grounds and Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, June 21, 2013. Officials estimated 75,000 people have been displaced in the western Canadian city. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff (credit:(The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh))
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Open Image ModalA photograph of the back yard of a resident as rising water flooding homes in the community of Bowness as up to 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Calgary, Alta., on Friday, June 21, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
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Open Image ModalOnlookers watch the Bow river swell in downtown Calgary, Alta. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalA firefighter walks through the rising water in the community of Bowness as up to 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Calgary, Alta., on Friday, June 21, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
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Open Image ModalA helicopter carrying evacuated residents lands on a road in High river, Alta. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in High River, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. (credit:The Canadian Press/ Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalThe Bow river swells over its banks in downtown Calgary, Alta. Heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, June 20, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Open Image ModalThe Calgary Stampede rodeo grounds are flooded due to the heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 21, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)