Hyderabad, 29/10: Cyclone Montha, which intensified into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday morning, pounded coastal Andhra Pradesh with torrential rains, powerful winds, and flooding, particularly between Machilipatnam and Kakinada, where it made landfall on Tuesday.
According to the IMD, the landfall process was expected to last four to five hours. The cyclone was packing winds of 90–100 kmph, gusting up to 110 kmph
