Cyclone Montha makes landfall in Andhra, leaves trail of destruction

Cyclone Montha made landfall off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on the tuesday evening after tracking across the Bay of Bengal (Source: Photo by PTI)

Districts including Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Krishna and West Godavari were hit by heavy rain and winds of up to 100 km/h as Montha crossed the coast (Source: Photo by PTI)

Schools and public transport were suspended, and vehicle movement banned in multiple coastal mandals to prevent casualties during the storm (Source: Photo by PTI)

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alerts for many coastal districts, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall of more than 20 cm in isolated areas (Source: Photo by PTI)

Authorities evacuated several tens of thousands of people from coastal Andhra Pradesh ahead of landfall, moving them to relief shelters and mobilising disaster response teams (Source: Photo by PTI)

The Andhra Pradesh government held a high-level review meeting with district collectors of coastal mandals directing that control rooms stay operational 24/7 and essential services remain uninterrupted (Source: Photo by PTI)

The storm devastated standing paddy and horticulture crops across the delta regions of Andhra Pradesh, compounding challenges for local farmers (Source: Photo by PTI)

The central and state governments dispatched multiple relief and rescue teams, including the National Disaster Response Force, to assist affected communities and manage recovery (Source: Photo by PTI)

A woman died in Konaseema district when a palmyra tree, uprooted by Montha’s winds, fell on her during the storm’s landfall (Source: Photo by PTI)

Relief camps across coastal Andhra are distributing cooked meals, drinking water, and essential supplies to families displaced by Cyclone Montha (Source: Photo by PTI)