Hurricane Dean Gave Mexico A Relative Break

Considering it was the 3rd strongest hurricane to make landfall in recorded history- Mexico escaped relatively lightly from Hurricane Dean.

Still- 8 died in Mexico- mainly from landslides and flooding with estimated "insured losses less than $300-million" in I assume American dollars- reports the AP.

Total dead from Hurricane Dean across the Carribean into Mexico is around 30 souls- as the Western World awaits the next innocent low pressure wave become a monster.

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