Amaravati: The deep depression in the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cross Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada on Tuesday night, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) said on Sunday.

APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain stated on Sunday night that the deep depression moved at a speed of 8 km per hour in the last 6 hours. It is currently centred 720 km from Chennai, 790 km from Visakhapatnam, and 780 km from Kakinada.

The deep depression is expected to intensify into a cyclone over the southwest and west-central Bay of Bengal within 12 hours. By Tuesday morning, it may turn into a severe cyclone and is likely to cross the coast near Kakinada by that night, he said.

As strong gales with a speed of 90-110 km per hour a

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