Hours to go for Cyclone Montha landfall, Andhra sees 80 kmph winds, heavy rain; 10,000 moved to camps

Several districts of Andhra Pradesh have seen strong winds and heavy rain on Tuesday morning as Cyclone Montha approaches the coast.

Before the cyclone makes landfall, which is likely to take place on Tuesday night, officials have traced 3,361 pregnant women whose expected delivery date is less than seven days away and who live in areas projected to be hit by the cyclone, and moved them to hospitals.

The districts of Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Konaseema, Krishna, West Godavari, and Vizianagaram were pounded on Tuesday morning by heavy rain, along with wind speeds of up to 80 km per hour.

A red alert has been issued for these districts. The cyclone is expected to make landfall between Kakinada and Machilipatnam.

Around 10,000 people have been moved to hundreds of relief camps set up in sc