Tropical Storm Nate Kills 22 in Central America Amid Flooding and Landslides<br />At least 5,000 residents fled to emergency shelters there, according to The Associated Press,<br />and the storm prompted Costa Rican officials to postpone a World Cup qualifying soccer match with Honduras.<br />At least 22 people were killed across Costa Rica, Honduras<br />and Nicaragua as a result of the storm, which dumped rain on the region and caused widespread flooding.<br />7, 2017<br />Tropical Storm Nate barreled up the eastern coast of Central America this week, leaving destruction<br />in its wake before being upgraded to a category 1 hurricane as it moved toward the United States.<br />New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain were also under a hurricane warning,<br />and several offshore oil and gas platforms and drilling rigs in the gulf were evacuated.<br />In Nicaragua, at least 15 people were killed by the storm, The Associated Press reported, citing Vice President Rosario Murillo.<br />The Costa Rican government declared a state of emergency, and President Luis Guillermo Solís appealed to the international community for support.
