Hurricane Nate made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River late on Saturday, becoming the fourth major storm to strike the United States in less than two months.<br /><br />Amid fears of torrential rain and potential flooding, states of emergency have been declared in Louisiana, Alabama and parts of Florida as well as in Mississippi itself.<br /><br />With winds of some 140 km an hour, the Category One storm comes on the heels of Harvey, Irma and Maria, which devastated Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, respectively. <br /><br />Hurricane Nate making landfall near mouth of Mississippi River as Category 1 storm, hurricane center says https://t.co/NXSiRKODKB pic.twitter.com/nAJ6cv9M7K— NBC News (@NBCNews) 8 octobre 2017<br /><br />While Nate appears to lack the devastating punch of its predecessors, Nate has already caused death and destruction.<br /><br />It killed at least 30 people in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador before heading north.<br /><br />And, as well as unleashing its wrath on Central America, Nate has also shut down most oil and gas production in the Gulf.<br /><br />with Reuters <br /><br /> <br />
