The floods that occurred in the summer of 2013 in Calgary particularly marked minds in Alberta. (File photo)
Incidents related to natural disasters are common in Alberta. Minister Rebecca Schulz recalled the devastating 2013 floods in Calgary. Around 100,000 residents had to be evacuated, and 4 people lost their lives.
These floods were then considered the costliest natural disaster in history of the country, with property damage estimated at $1.7 billion.
The province has experienced other floods in recent years, such as those that occurred in 2016 in Fort McMurray, in 2020 in Peace River and in the hamlet of Vermilion or, recently, the floods that affected Edson, Whitecourt and 'other communities.
The province has also experienced droughts, particularly in 2021, which have had serious consequences for agriculture. Last summer, 15 Alberta municipalities declared agricultural disasters due to dry conditions.