Flooding forces evacuations in two northwestern Alberta communities

The province issued two critical alerts Saturday to warn people in northwestern Alberta about life-threatening flood dangers.
Residents in low-lying parts of Fort Vermilion have been asked to evacuate and a state of local emergency declared as water levels in the Peace River continue to rise, according to an update warning of flash floods on the Alberta Emergency Alert website.
An earlier notice indicated an ice jam released around 3:30 a.m. Saturday and breakup was expected later in the morning