Five years after 2013 flood toll on Sask river city
Memorial recollections mark the five year anniversary of the 2013 flood that displaced about 8,000 people and damaged 2,845 properties in the South Saskatchewan River city. Mayor Ted Clugston recalls bridges near the river and the debris removal efforts on Maple Avenue as residents faced evacuations and infrastructure fears.
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Finlay Bridge
Ted Clugston
Maple Avenue Bridge
Aileen Groth
Bridge Street
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Medicine Hat flood of 2013 prompts state of emergency
Five years after a warning from the Elbow and Bow Rivers the city of Medicine Hat declares a local state of emergency as the South Saskatchewan River surges toward flood levels similar to 2005. An Emergency Operations Centre opens, sandbags and tiger dams are deployed, and about 8,000 residents in the Flats near Second to Spencer, Kingsway to Iron, and Harris Street to First Street NE are evacuated as the river tops its banks. Alberta Health Services sets up a 10 bed field hospital at the Family Leisure Centre with a mobile X ray unit.
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Iron Avenue
Harris Street
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Division Avenue
Parkview Close
Alberta Health Services
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