Flooding shut down much of the centre of Calgary, Canada's oil capital, on Friday, and forced tens of thousands of residents to leave their soggy homes, according to Reuters. Heavy rain also closed roads and brought down bridges elsewhere in the province of Alberta, but there were no reports of death or injuries. A pipeline carrying deadly sour natural gas ruptured in Turner Valley on Thursday. More than 75,000 people, about 7 percent of Calgary's 1.1 million residents, were ordered to evacuate their homes and take shelter with friends and relatives or in leisure centres. City authorities urged people to stay at home and avoid travel on Friday, with schools across the city closed. -- SPA 18:39 LOCAL TIME 15:39 GMT تغريد
