Amaravati, Oct 29: After making landfall in Andhra Pradesh coast overnight, severe cyclonic storm Montha left a woman dead, roads inundated and trees uprooted at several places in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.

Citing preliminary estimates, the government had noted on Tuesday that standing agricultural crops in as many as 38,000 hectares were destroyed due to the impact of Montha and horticulture crops in 1.38 lakh hectares were damaged too.

The 43-year-old woman died at Makanagudem village in Konaseema district on October 28 after a palmyra tree got uprooted and fell on her due to strong wind.

Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) managing director Prakhar Jain confirmed the death, Konaseema woman. Jain said APSDMA is validating the reports of damage and added th

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