The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange weather alerts for 23 out of 26 districts in Andhra Pradesh, as a deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into Cyclone 'Montha' in the coming days. The storm is forecast to reach the Andhra Pradesh coastline by the evening of October 28, 2025, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada.

As of October 27, the system is located approximately 780 kilometres east-southeast of Chennai and 830 kilometres southeast of Visakhapatnam. Moving northwestward and then north-northwestward, it is predicted to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by the morning of October 28. The storm will bring strong winds reaching up to 100 km/h, with gusts of up to 110 km/h along the coast. The IMD has

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