At least 124 people have been killed and another 60 or more are missing after floods and mudslides in El Salvador triggered by Hurricane Ida, the government said yesterday.
The nation's Interior Minister Humberto Centeno called it "a tragedy" and said rescue workers were still struggling to reach some of the worst affected areas.
The storm is now heading toward the Gulf Coast.
A hurricane watch was extended across southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
Louisiana's governor declared a state of emergency.
Authorities said Ida could make landfall as early as tomorrow, although it was forecast to weaken by then.
