Cyclone Montha brewing: Red alert in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, landfall likely near Kakinada tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Cyclone Montha brewing over the Bay of Bengal is set to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on October 28 evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The storm is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, bringing wind speeds up to 110 kmph and heavy rainfall across Andhra and south Odisha. Also read: Cyclone Montha live updates: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh on high alert; 8 districts mapped as ‘red zones’ in Odisha Cyclone’s path and intensity As of early Monday, Montha lay centred about 680 km south-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and 850 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha). According to IMD’s latest bulletin, the storm is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours before crossing t