Calgary Flood May be Canada's Most Expensive Flood in History [1]

Wunderground - Jeff Masters - June 24, 2013

Figure 1. A historic flood quenches the Flames: The inside of the Calgary Saddledome, in Calgary, Alberta, home to the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames. The Saddledome was flooded up to the 10th row, leaving the dressing rooms submerged on Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Calgary Flames)

The massive floods that devastated Calgary, Canada late last week have raced downstream, and are now bringing the highest flood waters ever recorded to Medicine Hat, Alberta's 5th largest city (population 67,000.) The flood peaked early Monday morning in Medicine Hat, which had evacuated 10,000 residents in anticipation of the flood. The homes of nearly all of the residents evacuated have received flood damage, according to CBC News. [2]

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