One Quebecer missing after post-tropical storm Irene blasts Quebec, Maritimes

MONTREAL - One person was unaccounted for and tens of thousands were in the dark Monday after the residual power of hurricane Irene cut a destructive path through Quebec and the Maritimes.

The post-tropical storm may be to blame for a road collapse Monday about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal, where the resulting crevasse swallowed two cars and left authorities searching for a missing driver.

After smacking southern Quebec on Sunday with heavy rain and howling winds, a system that was once hurricane Irene churned northeast Monday across the province and into Atlantic Canada.

But Canada appeared to emerge relatively unscathed from the remnants of the powerful hurricane that killed at least 35 people in 10 U.S. states. It left millions of Americans without power and thousands of flights were cancelled.

via ca.news.yahoo.com