Flooding forces evacuation in northwestern Alberta community

Residents in Woodland County had to be evacuated after a state of emergency was declared early Saturday because of flooding from the Athabasca River.
An ice jam on the river caused water to back up for several hours in the area about 150 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, and an emergency was declared at 6:10 a.m., according to provincial and county news releases.
By 8:50 a.m., 10 people were forced to leave their homes, according to the county website.
Although the water is beginning to recede,&