Updated provincial flood statistics

The floods that began on June 20 impacted more than 100,000 Albertans in 30 communities. Since the flooding began:

• Almost $70 million in immediate support has been distributed as pre-loaded debit cards or cheques to almost 40,000 Albertans forced from their homes.
• More than 8,200 applications for Disaster Recovery support have been processed, with 1,827 payments totaling more than $8.6 million already made. Many Albertans are currently working through the insurance process as well.
• Approximately 950 Albertans have been provided with long-term accommodations in temporary neighbourhoods in High River and Siksika First Nation. An additional 850 may be moving into temporary neighbourhoods in the next month, depending on housing registry needs.
• An additional 400 are in other forms of temporary housing such as hotels.
• Temporary classrooms are being put in place for 950 students while the three schools most impacted by the floods are repaired.
• More than 80 schools across the province sustained some damage from either rain or floods, and classes began as scheduled on September 3.
• All five health facilities damaged by the floods have been safely repaired and are serving Albertans.
• Of the 985 kilometres of provincial roads and bridges closed as a result of damage, 857 kilometres have been reopened.
• Alberta Flood Information Line operators have taken questions from more than 18,000 callers since opening on June 24.
• Information sessions have been held in more than 10 communities to answer Albertans’ flood-related questions. More sessions are being planned for the weeks to come.
• In High River, more than 2,050 truckloads of debris have been removed from the town’s residential areas. In addition, about 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of material have been removed from the town’s river system.