The deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into Cyclone Montha and is moving northwestwards at a speed of 15 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.

As of 5.30 am, the cyclone system was centred about 560 km east-southeast of Chennai, 620 km south-southeast of Kakinada and 650 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam.

The cyclone is expected to strengthen further into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam on Tuesday night. It is expected to bring winds of 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, along with heavy to very heavy rainfall across coastal Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states.

In view of this, red alerts have been issued for several Andhra Prade

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