About 75,000 people were evacuated from Calgary, Alberta, after unusually heavy flooding made its way into the city, the center of Canada’s oil and gas industry, beginning late Thursday into Friday. Hit the Jump.
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, Goes Door to Door Urging East Ward To Evacuate!
Cory Booker and city officials went door-to-door in Newark’s East Ward, urging citizens in high-risk flood zones to get out before the worst of Hurricane Irene hits the city late Saturday. Now this guy is an all-star mayor!! Door-to-door in a hurricane?! Amazing!! Hit the jump for more details… @ItsLukieBaby
No Evacuation for Rikers Island
I’ve heard the question of Rikers Island come up a few times in the past couple of days during the Irene evacuation talk, but no one had any answers. Well, apparently there are NO evacuation plans for Rikers Island, which is pretty scary considering it’s in a dangerous flood zone!! Hit the jump for full details and let us know what you think about these plans or lack-there-of! @ItsLukieBaby
