source: BBC news
At least three people
have been killed and more than a 100,000 forced to flee their homes as
floods triggered by torrential rain hit western Canada.
Officials have ordered the evacuation of the centre of
Calgary, Alberta, after both rivers that flow through it, the Bow and
Elbow, overflowed.
The floods have washed away roads and bridges, cut-off electricity and submerged hundreds of homes.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper toured flood-damaged areas on Friday. He has promised federal assistance for those affected.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt Patricia Neely confirmed that three people were dead and two bodies had been recovered.
She said the bodies recovered are of two men found in the
Highwood River near High River, about 40 miles (64km) south of Calgary,
on Thursday.
Alberta Premier Alison Redford warned residents should be prepared for more flooding downstream."This is incredible," said Mr Harper, a Calgary resident. "I don't think any of us have seen anything like this before. The magnitude is just extraordinary."
Communities further south were under total evacuation orders. Roughly half the homes in High River were flooded.
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| The flooding has forced the evacuation of the whole of central Calgary |
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| Kevan Yaets, centre, and his cat Momo survived after escaping his submerged truck in High River, Alberta, on Thursday |
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| The Bow River's waters rose, along with the Elbow River's, washing away roads and bridges |
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| Flood waters surround the hospital in Canmore, Alberta |
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| Residents leave the Calgary's flooding downtown |
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