The grounds of the Calgary Stampede remain under water after they were flooded in Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Melissa Renwick
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Power outages in the Canadian oil capital of Calgary could last for weeks or even months, city authorities said on Sunday, after record-breaking floods that killed three people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes swept across southern Alberta.
Some Calgary residents were able to return to sodden homes as river levels slowly dropped and some mandatory evacuations orders were lifted.
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