Kakinada (AP): Cyclonic storm Montha in Bay of Bengal was on Monday headed towards Andhra Pradesh, where it's expected to cross the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam after making a landfall near Kakinada around midnight on Tuesday before moving towards southern Odisha. The season's first major storm, currently centred over west-central Bay of Bengal and moving north-northwestward, is expected to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" before making landfall with wind speeds of 90-100 kilometres per hour and gusts up to 110 kmph. Andhra Pradesh govt has put the districts of Kakinada, Konaseema, West Godavari, Eluru and East Godavari on high alert. CM N Chandrababu Naidu has asked officials to prevent any cyclone-related deaths. Municipal administration minister P Narayana

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