Cyclone Montha, which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast past midnight on Tuesday, left three persons dead, damaged standing crops over 1.50 lakh acres and disrupted power and transportation. The government said the loss was minimised due to the precautionary measures put in place.

Neighbouring Telangana and Odisha also received heavy rain, causing widespread damage to crops. Besides three human deaths, 42 livestock also died during the cyclone.

Montha crossed Andhra Pradesh coast around Antarvedi village in Konaseema district, near Narasapur in West Godavari district in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Following its landfall, Montha weakened into a deep depression over coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Telangana.

In Telangana, the IMD has issued flood alerts in 16 distr

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