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Severe summer weather cost $7 billion in most destructive season on record

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The Insurance Bureau of Canada says summer of 2024 is now Canada ’s most destructive season on record for insured losses due to severe weather events.

The bureau estimates the damages for a group of storms and wildfires at a combined $7 billion in insured losses.

The agency is asking provincial and federal governments to respond to climate change as a crisis and collaborate in reducing disaster risk.

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English

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