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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)
