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Sandbags and water tubes lined the banks of the Elbow near the Talisman Centre as emergency crews expanded their warning to residents to prepare their homes for basement flooding and to stay off the river.
Those living in Bowness, Parkdale, Sunnyside, Chinatown, Eau Claire, East Village, Hillhurst, downtown, Inglewood, Bonnybrook and Parkhill are also being warned to take precautions to guard against flooding.
While short-term storm runoff can make the river rise quickly, Hutchison hopes water levels can be controlled through the Glenmore Dam and a low reservoir still shallow and awaiting snow melt from the mountains.
With Calgary only expecting about 15 mm of rain by the end of Tuesday, close to 70 mm of rain was forecast to cover the Rockies Eastern Slopes by early Wednesday, along with the southern towns of High River and Okotoks expecting to get hit especially hard.
Director of emergency management american airline flight information Ross Shapka added that "current levels are still within safe limits in the town, however, personnel are monitoring it closely and crews will be ready to respond immediately should american airline flight information the situation worsen."
Halifax claims he's unable to get house insurance because he lives within american airline flight information a few hundred metres of the river. american airline flight information It's an unnerving feeling for the veteran sandbagger who recalls spending "three and a half days with no sleep" during last year's american airline flight information flood.
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With worries over incoming flooding, the city is activating its water emergency operations centre and warning residents living near the Bow and Elbow rivers to take precautions. A forecast for heavy rain over the next few days has Alberta Environment s River Forecast Centre predicting an increased flow in both rivers that could raise the groundwater table. That could see basements flooding in low-lying areas.       E-mail this Video Link Share this Video