Bhubaneswar: Cyclone ‘Montha’ is expected to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, about 200 km from Odisha’s Malkangiri, on the evening of October 28 as a severe cyclonic storm.

“The cyclonic storm over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards with a speed of 17 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered at 11.30 am, about 480 km east of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 530 km south-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 560 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 720 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha) and 890 km west of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands).” ADVERTISEMENT

“It is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by October 28 morning. Continuing to move further north-northwestwards, it is very likely to

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