New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department has issued a major alert for Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring coastal regions. Cyclone Montha is intensifying rapidly over the Bay of Bengal. Meteorologists expect the storm to slam into the coast on Tuesday evening or night, bringing fierce winds and heavy rainfall.

Dr Manorama Mohanty, director of IMD Bhubaneswar, said the system is expected to strengthen further by the morning of October 28. According to her, the cyclone is projected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada. She warned that the storm will retain the intensity of a severe cyclonic storm at the moment of landfall, with wind speeds likely to reach 90 to 100 kilometres per hour.

Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is anticipated across several dis

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