Severe cyclonic storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam last night, clocking wind speeds of 90 to 100 kilometres per hour.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, Montha had begun its landfall near Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada at 7 PM yesterday. The storm triggered very heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, which has damaged 43,000 hectares of crops in the state.

Met Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall at most places in Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and heavy to very rainfall at a few places today. It has forecast extremely heavy rainfall of greater than 20 centimetres at isolated places during the same period.

Under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm, Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest amount o

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