Cyclone Montha: 'Red alert' issued for Andhra Pradesh, Odisha govt puts officials on standby

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh as a severe cyclonic storm, named Montha, intensifies over the Bay of Bengal. The storm is expected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada, on the evening or night of October 28 (Tuesday), if it continues its north-northwestward trajectory.

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