Flooding hits Alberta province, forces 75,000 people from their homes in Calgary

CNN) -- By turns shocked and amused, Calgary, Alberta, residents watched Friday as muddy brown water flowed through the streets of Canada's "Cowtown," part of a monstrous flood that has forced tens of thousands from their homes yet hasn't caused a single injury.

"I don't think anybody's ever seen water flow through the streets," Calgary resident Rylan Broadbent told CNN Friday after evacuating his apartment building in the Erlton neighborhood, next to the overflowing Elbow River.

Others were more melancholy about the scope of the flooding, which forced about 75,000 residents out of their homes, transformed many streets into flowing rivers and left the heart of the city largely deserted.

Clean water continued to flow to homes, but power was out in portions of the city-- famous for the annual Calgary Stampede rodeo. Some shelters were filled to capacity, Calgary officials said Friday. Schools were closed.

"Not going to lie, it's a bit emotional seeing this happen to my/our city," local radio host Roger Kingkade posted to Twitter.