Great danger signal number 10 was hoisted at Kakinada Port on Tuesday as the severe cyclone ‘Montha’ in the Bay of Bengal was hurtling towards the Andhra Pradesh coast. With the cyclone nearing the coast, the Cyclone Warning Centre, Visakhapatnam, directed authorities to replace danger signal seven with 10 at Kakinada Port.

The great danger signal is the highest issued to port in times of severe cyclones. Great danger signal number nine was hoisted at Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Kalingapatnam and Bheemunipatnam ports. Great danger signal eight was hoisted at Machilipatnam, Nizampatnam, Krishnapatnam and Vadarevu ports.

According to Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), cyclonic storm Montha over the west-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclone an

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