Cyclone Montha has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on Tuesday night , said the India Meteorological Department.

The cyclone will cross the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada.

This prompted the weather agency to issue a red alert for the coasts of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry’s Yanam and southern Odisha, The New Indian Express reported. A red alert requires the authorities to “take action” in view of an extreme weather event.

As of 5.30 am, the storm was centred about 190 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam, 270 km south-southeast of Kakinada and 340 km south-southwest of Visakhapatnam, stated the weather agency.

Cyclone Montha is expected to make landfall with

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