Calgary floods: What you need to know now

From the blog Puck Daddy: Severe flooding has hit the Province of Alberta and roughly 75000 people have been forced to evacuate the area. One of the areas hit included the Saddledome, home of the Calgary Flames.City officials say water quality in Calgary has not been affected and there is no boil-water advisory in place at this time, but they are asking residents to limit water use. For example, avoid using dishwashers and washing machines and take quickCALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – The heaviest floods in decades shut down the Canadian oil capital of Calgary on Friday, with an evacuation of the downtown core and tens of thousands of residents forced to leave their homes.There are some terrible floods in Calgary right now, and the home of the Flames has been far from spared. Reports have the water as high as the 10th row in the building. BREAKING: Water is up to row 10 at

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