Severe cyclonic storm Montha in the Bay of Bengal has started making landfall near Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday night.
Montha means a fragrant flower in Thai language.
It will continue to move north-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during next 3-4 hours as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, said the weather body IMD in its latest update.
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