As Cyclone Montha intensifies and approaches the Andhra Coast on Tuesday night, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has pre-deployed 22 teams to likely-affected coastal districts across multiple states.

Out of 22 teams, 10 have been deployed in Andhra Pradesh, six in Odisha, three in Tamil Nadu, two in Chhattisgarh, and one in Puducherry, according to a release issued by the NDRF.

A total of 20 additional teams are kept on standby at strategic locations for immediate deployment, if required. Each team is equipped with boats, cutting equipment, communication equipment, and other specialised rescue tools to carry out evacuation, relief, and restoration operations, the NDRF added.

The cyclone over the west-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is ex

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