Alberta Flooding 2014 In Photos

People across southern Alberta are bracing for the worst as flood waters continue to rise.

States of emergency have been declared in several towns, including Lethbridge Country, Medicine Hat, Claresholm, Cardston, Crowsnest Pass, Blood Reserve, Coaldale and Willow Creek.

Evacuations have begun in Claresholm, and officials say many homes are under water.

Residents and reporters have been tweeting photos to help give some sense of how quickly the water levels are rising across the province.

Water pooling behind firehall in Claresholm. Homes flooded. Roads closed. Mayor updating shortly #cbc pic.twitter.com/32R5OIK5A6
— Colleen Underwood (@cbccolleen) June 18, 2014

Here in #Claresholm where damage is extensive & officials guess hundreds of homes could be left underwater #abflood pic.twitter.com/ITNxaWlHSZ
— Ian Campbell (@news_ian) June 18, 2014

As they were trying to drive away, the truck sunk in mere seconds. #ABFlood #ABemerg #Abstorm #yyc #Claresholm pic.twitter.com/nIuXzmMomy
— News Talk 770 (@NewsTalk770) June 18, 2014

Oldman Dam spillway shooting water. Rain continues. Some flooding expected in parts of S Alberta. #westcdnag pic.twitter.com/Zu79aTFcyy
— Barb Glen (@BarbGlen) June 17, 2014

Baseball Diamond on the southern edge of Nanton. #Abstorm #yyc pic.twitter.com/k2011Ef6jy
— News Talk 770 (@NewsTalk770) June 18, 2014

#abstorm Lyons Creek making the Crowsnest River even more muddy and fast! pic.twitter.com/nt7nM2nXjK
— Joanne Cole (@JoanneMLCole) June 18, 2014

50th Ave just east of Highway 2 in Claresholm. #Abstorm #abfloodwatch #yyc pic.twitter.com/y0l5VqCg0m
— Mike Lumsden (@MLumsden770) June 18, 2014

Kandice Meister has lived here for two months. She woke up at 4:30 am to this : #chlive #abflood #Claresholm pic.twitter.com/igMrT0Wmin
— Erika M. Stark (@erikamstark) June 18, 2014

Emergency workers on the move in #Claresholm Photo courtesy Barry Gerbrandt #abflood @GlobalCalgary pic.twitter.com/jomNjPA8tg
— Sarah Offin (@sarahoffin) June 18, 2014

Lethbridge County declares emergency as waters continue to rise in S.W. Alberta http://t.co/tgN1b5xzLU #abflood #yyc pic.twitter.com/u8MssoyKbH
— Calgary Herald (@calgaryherald) June 18, 2014

Firefighters are going door to door making sure the gas to homes have been shut off #claresholm #abflood pic.twitter.com/f8cm2P6IyL
— Ian Campbell (@news_ian) June 18, 2014

Claresholm streets starting to see some flooding. Photo courtesy Barry Gerbrandt #abflood @GlobalCalgary pic.twitter.com/Lp6YmYFsQo
— Sarah Offin (@sarahoffin) June 18, 2014

@darrengugyelka green strip now looks like a pond #Coaldale pic.twitter.com/kSOf1Ahzil
— Darren Gugyelka (@darrengugyelka) June 18, 2014

Photos of pond in @CopperwoodLeth taken 5 hours apart! #yqlflood #yql (Courtesy @MarcelJepson) pic.twitter.com/UTlwAkh6oI
— Kaella Carr (@CTVKaellaCarr) June 18, 2014

Heading east on 520. This is one of several heavily flooded fields. #Claresholm #abflood #ABemerg pic.twitter.com/Nm0QBjnLdh
— News Talk 770 (@NewsTalk770) June 18, 2014

Ditch beside the 520. Getting filled up fairly quickly. #ABemerg #ABfloods #Claresholm pic.twitter.com/ycjOPsxjBF
— Mike Lumsden (@MLumsden770) June 18, 2014

Our former town of Claresholm flooding again. Photo thanks to 770CHQR. pic.twitter.com/5vLei2cx1o
— Dennis Stone (@Rockpileca) June 18, 2014

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