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Calgary/Southern Alberta Floods

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  • 21-06-2013 5:41pm
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    Metropolitan
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭


    This doesn't seem to have been reported much by news outlets here or in the UK, but there's been serious flooding in Calgary and South Alberta overnight.

    http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/LIVE+Flood+waters+siege+Calgary+southern+Alberta/8550481/story.html

    The good news is nobody has been reported even injured so far which is fairly miraculous, but the bad news is that huge damage has been caused to houses, roads and buildings.

    I know there's a lot of Boardsies over there already, so hopefully you're all ok and holding up well.

    Without trying to sound insensitive, on a personal level, I have flights booked to go to Calgary at the end of August and am a little concerned by this news.

    A lot of businesses will have to foot huge bills for flood damage, so how will this affect job prospects?

    Also, people will undoubtedly be forced from their homes, so this will drive up the competition for, and price of accommodation.

    Maybe I'm panicking a little too much, but this ain't good.....


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    Kippure
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    Downtown Calgary is devastated. Canmore is in bits. Its really bad here.

    http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/calgary-orders-evacuation-of-entire-downtown-core-1.1335330

    http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/pictures-and-videos-of-flooding-in-canmore-and-calgary-alberta-1.1334613


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    teepee
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭teepee


    people are panic buying now in the store , there sold out of water in most stores .


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    MrJoeSoap
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    Only picked up on this through following a few Ice Hockey accounts on Twitter. Apparently the Saddledome is flooded up to the 8th row of seats. Also heard that the zoo is at risk and they may need to move lions and tigers to the courthouse. Devastating news, really.


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    Metropolitan
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    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Only picked up on this through following a few Ice Hockey accounts on Twitter. Apparently the Saddledome is flooded up to the 8th row of seats.

    Row 14 now apparently, with dressing rooms and jumbotron control room completely submerged.


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    Kippure
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    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Only picked up on this through following a few Ice Hockey accounts on Twitter. Apparently the Saddledome is flooded up to the 8th row of seats. Also heard that the zoo is at risk and they may need to move lions and tigers to the courthouse. Devastating news, really.

    All true. Very bad here.


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    teepee
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    zoo is flooded over to . court house is holding some of the big cats etc in the cells .


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    teepee
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭teepee


    http://globalnews.ca/video/661728/raw-video-downtown-calgary-flooding


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    Panthro
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    It looks pretty grim up there alright, hopefully there are no casualties.
    (On a personal and very selfish note, I'm sickened as the Stampede is on up there at the start of July and I was really looking forward to it)


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    COYVB
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    reports saying 4 dead now


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    Tonto86
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    Its crazy alright, parts of deerfoot, crowchild and glenmore closed. Most of downtown to 17av sw has been evacuated, pretty much everywhere along the river. Canmore was cut off by mudslides on both sides of highway 1 on wednesday.

    Its getting better tho, suns back out


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    LostOneHelpMe
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    Accomodation was hard enough to come by in Calgary after this it'll be nearly impossible to find somewhere to live


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    ladybird23
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    I had planned to go to calgary at the end of august, would people advise to go somewhere else or do you think it will be ok?


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    Metropolitan
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    ladybird23 wrote: »
    I had planned to go to calgary at the end of august, would people advise to go somewhere else or do you think it will be ok?

    In the same boat, and myself and a friend have decided we're going to go to Edmonton instead. A little annoying as we have flights to Calgary booked, but a 3 hour bus ride North isn't too bad.

    It was a bit of a tossup to begin with as both cities are thriving, but Edmonton has lower rent costs and generally a lower cost of living, so the problems Calgary are having has made it an easy decision.


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    Frostine
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    What a difference one week makes! Calgary is continuing with the considerable clean-up from the floods, but roads have already been rebuilt, people are helping their neighbours out and the Calgary Stampede is going on as planned for July 5th, "Come hell or high water"! There can be flooding from year to year in Calgary, but flooding this severe has never happened before! If you are planning to move to Calgary and are concerned, don't move near the Elbow or Bow river. Here's some pictures of the floods.http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Gallery+Herald+Pictures+Week+Best+Flood+2013/8595629/story.html


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