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A flooded downtown Calgary, Alberta is seen from a aerial view of the city Saturday, June 22, 2013. The two rivers that converge on the western Canadian city of Calgary are receding Saturday after floods devastated much of southern Alberta province, causing at least three deaths and forcing thousands to evacuate.
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A home is inundated with floodwaters on the Siksika First Nation, Alberta, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. Alberta's municipal affairs minister says 27 communities are under a state of emergency as some areas begin to recover from flooding while others are still bracing for it. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Homes along Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta, barely hang on as the town struggles to deal with flooding Thursday, June 20, 2013. As many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada.
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Homeowner Glenn Tibbles looks at the damage done by floodwaters to his home near downtown Calgary, Alberta, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. About 65,000 residents of Calgary were being allowed to return to their homes Sunday to assess the damage from flooding.
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Kevan Yaets swims after his cat, Momo, as flood waters sweep him downstream, after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Hundreds of people have been evacuated after the Highwood River overflowed its banks.
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Residents watch flooding in Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, June 20, 2013.
Widespread flooding caused by torrential rains washed out bridges and roads prompting the evacuation of thousands.
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Flood damaged homes are seem along the edge of Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, June 20, 2013.
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Kevan Yaets and his cat Momo swim to safety as flood waters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Cars are submerged by flood waters in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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A helicopter carrying evacuated residents lands on a road in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
Calgary city officials say as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding in western Canada, while mudslides have forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway around the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore.
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A kayaker paddles down a flooded street in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Kevan Yaets and his cat Momo are led to safety after flood waters submerged his truck in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Damaged houses along the edge of Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, June 20, 2013.
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Residents watch flooding along Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, June 20, 2013.
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A woman is rescued from flood waters in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Roger Poirier pilots a boat along a residential street after gathering belongings from his flooded house in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Cars and homes are submerged in flood waters in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Roger Poirier holds his family's cat, Smartie, as his wife Crystal looks on after rescuing it from their flooded house in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Kevan Yaets crawls out the back window of his pick up truck with his cat Momo as flood waters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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Two men use a fishing boat to rescue residents from a neighborhood after heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads and forced evacuation in High River, Alberta, June 20, 2013.
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A man on a tricycle checks out Highway 1X after Cougar Creek overflowed its banks in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, June 20, 2013.