Rising: Stories of the 2013 Alberta Flood (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781497426726)

When river levels in southern Alberta surged far beyond expectations in June 2013, an area the size of Nova Scotia was flooded, causing unprecedented devastation. An elderly woman and her son are forced to flee as their home begins to give way to the water. A homeless man searches the dark, empty streets for shelter. Emergency responders use boats to pluck residents from half-submerged houses. Soldiers sandbag to rescue houses from erosion, while communities large and small rally to help their neighbours. These extraordinary portraits from a disaster form a glimpse of the remarkable time when Calgary and southern Alberta were brought to their knees and found a way to rise up again.

Author: Taylor Lambert
ISBN-10: 1497426723
ISBN-13: 9781497426726
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2014
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.52d