The landfall by severe cyclonic storm Montha in the Bay of Bengal continued near Kakinada on Tuesday night, triggering heavy rains and strong winds in the region.

The cyclone started making landfall around 8 p.m. at Antarvedipalli between Kakinada and Machilipatnam.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that land landfall process may continue for another two hours.

The maximum wind speed at the time of landfall is likely to be 90-110 km per hour.

There were reports of trees getting uprooted and disruption in the electricity supply in some towns and villages in the coastal districts.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu remained at the Real Time Governance centre on Tuesday night to review the situation.

He directed officials to remain alert throughout the night to prevent los

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