Union Health Ministry reviewed preparedness measures for Cyclone Montha with senior officials of the eastern coastal States, including Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu, an official statement said.

The Ministry has extended full support to the States, assuring all necessary assistance for an effective emergency medical response, the Health Ministry wrote on X.

Cyclone Montha, which made landfall on Tuesday night, has crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanan coasts between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, to the south of Kakinada, the India Meteorological Department said.

Cyclone Montha had turned into a severe cyclonic storm.

In a post on X, the weather department said, “The latest observations indicate that the severe cyclonic storm, ‘#Montha’, crossed the Andhra Pradesh & Yanan coast

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