Visakhapatnam: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has confirmed that the landfall process of Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha has commenced, and the storm is expected to cross the coast around Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada in the next 3-4 hours. The cyclone has hit the Andhra Pradesh coastline, and its centre is located around 120 km east of Machilipatnam and 110 km south of Kakinada at 5.30 pm on Tuesday. The latest satellite imagery and radar observations have confirmed that the landfall process has begun.

As the situation stands, Montha is anticipated to make landfall as a Severe Cyclonic Storm, with maximum sustained wind speeds ranging from 90-100 kmph and gusts reaching up to 110 kmph. The storm's trajectory has placed coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh on high alert, with Kakinada

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