Irene “weakened considerably” as it crossed into Canada: AIR

Hurricane Irene likely caused between $3 billion and $6 billion in insured losses to onshore properties in the United States, according to AIR Worldwide.
AIR’s preliminary estimate includes wind and storm surge damage to onshore residential, commercial and industrial properties and their contents, automobiles and time element coverage (additional living expenses for residential properties and business interruption for commercial properties).
In Canada, although Irene had weakened considerably to a post tropical storm, it still managed to down trees, dump upwards of 90 millimetres of rain in some areas, cause flash floods and left approximately 300,000 thousand without power.
One man died in hospital in Quebec after being found unconscious outside during the storm. Another Quebec man is still missing after his car was swept into a river after a culvert collapsed and part of the road was washed away, reported www.cbcnews.ca.
“All in all, though, Canada appeared to emerge relatively unscathed from the remants of the powerful hurricane that killed at least 40 people in the US and left millions of Americans without power,” www.cbcnews.ca reported.