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| Storm Nate: Hurricane heads to New Orleans | Storm Nate: Hurricane heads to New Orleans |
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| US states in the Gulf of Mexico are again on a state of alert as Hurricane Nate heads towards them. | |
| Parts of the city of New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago, are being evacuated. | Parts of the city of New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago, are being evacuated. |
| Nate killed at least 23 people as it passed through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras as a tropical storm. | Nate killed at least 23 people as it passed through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras as a tropical storm. |
| It has since strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane which, though not as strong as last month's Maria and Irma, will still bring strong winds and surges. | It has since strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane which, though not as strong as last month's Maria and Irma, will still bring strong winds and surges. |
| A hurricane warning has been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama, amid warnings of life-threatening storm surge flooding. | A hurricane warning has been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama, amid warnings of life-threatening storm surge flooding. |
| Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency ahead of the hurricane, which is due to make landfall on Saturday night local time. | Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency ahead of the hurricane, which is due to make landfall on Saturday night local time. |
| He said more than 1,000 National Guard troops had been mobilised with a number sent to New Orleans to monitor the drainage pumps there. "Anyone in low-lying areas... we are urging them to prepare now," he said. | He said more than 1,000 National Guard troops had been mobilised with a number sent to New Orleans to monitor the drainage pumps there. "Anyone in low-lying areas... we are urging them to prepare now," he said. |
| A mandatory curfew from 18:00 (23:00 GMT) is in place in New Orleans. | A mandatory curfew from 18:00 (23:00 GMT) is in place in New Orleans. |
| "Our greatest threat... is not necessarily rain, but strong winds and storm surge," the city's Mayor Mitch Landrieu said. | "Our greatest threat... is not necessarily rain, but strong winds and storm surge," the city's Mayor Mitch Landrieu said. |
| Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula - home to the popular beach resorts of Cancun and Plana del Carmen - was braced for the storm on Friday night. | Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula - home to the popular beach resorts of Cancun and Plana del Carmen - was braced for the storm on Friday night. |
| The governor, Carlos Joaquin, said that although the worst of the storm was expected to pass just east of the peninsula it could still bring torrential rains and flooding. | The governor, Carlos Joaquin, said that although the worst of the storm was expected to pass just east of the peninsula it could still bring torrential rains and flooding. |
| Oil companies were evacuating staff from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that lie along the predicted path of the storm. | Oil companies were evacuating staff from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that lie along the predicted path of the storm. |
| Nate caused heavy rains, landslides and floods which blocked roads, destroyed bridges and damaged houses as it tore through central America. | Nate caused heavy rains, landslides and floods which blocked roads, destroyed bridges and damaged houses as it tore through central America. |
| At least 11 people died in Nicaragua, eight in Costa Rica, three in Honduras and one in El Salvador. | At least 11 people died in Nicaragua, eight in Costa Rica, three in Honduras and one in El Salvador. |
| Thousands have been forced to sleep in shelters and some 400,000 people in Costa Rica were reported to be without running water. | Thousands have been forced to sleep in shelters and some 400,000 people in Costa Rica were reported to be without running water. |