Hurricane Nate Threatens US Central Gulf Coast After Killing 25

Houses damaged by a mudslide is seen after that the Storm Nate affected the country in outskirts of San Jose, Costa Rica October 6, 2017. Reuters/Juan Carlos Ulate

MANAGUA—Hurricane Nate may strengthen on Saturday, threatening to hit the U.S. central Gulf Coast with strong winds and storm surges after it killed at least 25 people in Central America.

New Orleans evacuated some residents from areas outside its levee system as Nate, a Category 1 hurricane, the weakest on a five-category scale used by meteorologists, churned towards the central Gulf of Mexico.