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An eight-month-old cat’s dramatic escape from a truck sinking in Alberta floodwaters has cast both the water-loving pet and her owner into the spotlight. There has been an outpouring of concern on social media for Momo the cat and her owner Kevan Yeats since the two were photographed Thursday by The Canadian Press swimming to safety as Yeats’s pickup truck was swept downstream in High River, Alta.

Yeats’s mother, Lori Yeats, says both her son and “grandkitty” are safe and sound after their ordeal. Lori Yeats — who lives in De Winton, Alta., just south of Calgary — says Momo is an indoor cat that actually loves water and constantly tries to crawl into the shower with her owner.

In fact, she says of the two, Momo is the faster swimmer. Lori Yeats says her son and his pet were a little emotional last night, but they’re taking their dramatic water adventure in stride.



Meanwhile, Downtown Calgary looked like a ghost town Friday with entire neighbourhoods shut down as torrential rains and widespread flooding in southern Alberta washed away roads and bridges and sent residents dashing for safety. The City of Calgary says it has ordered the evacuation of the entire downtown area. About 230,000 people work downtown on a typical Friday. Here are some of the sights from Calgary and the surrounding area as the province struggles with the floods.





Here is another shot taken a few minutes ago above #Calgary #yyc #CalgaryFlood pic.twitter.com/Jv4SOG3vLB — Justin Havre (@JustinHavre) June 21, 2013

This is MacLeod Trail and17th ave. Calgary, this is officially surreal!!!! #abflood pic.twitter.com/7OdJdPHkwT — Mookie (@Mookalicious) June 21, 2013

Breaking- Calgary Drop In Centre being evacuated:Details LIVE @GlobalCalgary #yycflood #abflood pic.twitter.com/SwOq3bjAuN — Gary Bobrovitz (@garybtvnews) June 21, 2013

Wow, shocking to see the flood waters in downtown Calgary. #yycflood pic.twitter.com/OTuJfpevnv — Esther Madziya (@esther_madziya) June 21, 2013

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Rivers swell in Calgary