While Calgary declares state of emergency, B.C. and Alberta forecasters predict worst could be over by midweek
Calgary declared a state of emergency Monday as torrential rains were predicted to pelt Southern Alberta with more than a month’s worth of rain in just three days, but the city’s mayor said officials weren’t expecting a repeat of the deadly flooding in 2013.also put neighbouring British Columbia on alert less than a year after historic amounts of rain caused flooding and debris slides in November. Several areas in southeastern B.C.
Water expert Dr. Alain Pietroniro, a professor at the University of Calgary, said the expected rainfall is significant, but is unlikely to mirror the major flooding seen in 2013 when more than 100,000 Albertans were displaced. The event in 2013 caused $5-billion in damage and was, at the time, the costliest flood in Canadian history. The flooding battered thousands of homes and killed five people, including one in Calgary and four others elsewhere in region., Alta., 15 kilometres west of the city, that will be able to divert water from the Elbow River, but the $432-million project faced multiple delays and construction only started last month.
In B.C., the province’s River Forecast Centre on Monday upgraded a flood watch for the Elk River, near Fernie, B.C., in the southeastern Kootenay region, to a flood warning, indicating that snowmelt and unsettled weather have put the river at imminent risk of breaching its banks. It warned of flooding in the East Kootenay region in particular.
Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for the Elk Valley, saying that 50 to 80 millimetres of rain could be expected by late Tuesday, causing flash floods and water pooling on roads. The city of Fernie has activated its emergency operations centre, closed trails and set up sandbagging stations for residents.
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