Water levels are rising rapidly in western Canada, focing closures of highways and emptying towns. Levels are set to peak Friday at noon, possibly forcing as many as 100,000 people to evacuate their homes, the Associated Press reported.
In this photo taken Thursday in High River, Alberta, Kevan Yaets swims after his cat Momo as flood waters sweep him downstream and submerge his truck. The Highwood River had just overflowed its banks. Yeats and Momo safely arrived at higher ground.