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India’s eastern coastal states were on high alert and thousands of people were evacuated to safer places as the severe cyclonic storm was set to make landfall on Tuesday, weather officials said.
Red alert of heavy rain has been issued Andhra Pradesh, OdishaAnd Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Montha Strong winds and rain occurred along the east coast of India.
The eastern state of Odisha and southern state of Andhra Pradesh are expected to be in the direct line of motion of the cyclone as Montha intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm. bay of bengal The Meteorological Department said on Monday.
Weather officials said Montha is likely to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam towns near Kakinada city of Andhra Pradesh as a severe cyclonic storm during the evening or night of October 28. The storm is likely to produce maximum sustained winds of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.
At least 50,000 people have been evacuated to relief camps in the eastern region of India as the cyclone intensifies. bay of bengal,
The east coast of India is prone to hurricane Several small and large storms struck the region during the months of April and December. India suffered its deadliest natural disaster in October 1999 when a super cyclone killed nearly 10,000 people in Odisha.
Authorities have canceled leaves of emergency workers and also ordered closure of schools and colleges in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh.
The state government has deployed disaster teams to evacuate families from low-lying areas in Andhra Pradesh. At least 39 lakh people are likely to be affected by the cyclone in the state.
“Evacuation of people has begun along the coast in Kakinada district,” a disaster management official from Andhra Pradesh said.
In the port city of Visakhapatnam, the city police commissionerate has deployed security personnel and swimmers at at least four beaches as part of security measures. Andhra Pradesh has set up 1,906 relief camps and 364 school shelters to accommodate the evacuated people from 1,238 villages. Hindustan Times Informed. The East Coast Railway, which serves major parts of Odisha, northern Andhra Pradesh and four districts of Chhattisgarh state, also canceled several trains.
Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the Odisha government is prepared to rescue all humans and animals with the aim of “zero casualties”. Fishermen in the state have also been asked to avoid going into the sea for the next few days.
in the neighboring state of Tamil NaduOfficials have asked people to remain alert and follow the forecast of heavy to very heavy rain in some districts.
The second highest alert level, Orange Alert, has been issued for the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. Tamil NaduAnd warning of heavy rain in Puducherry, with additional warning of strong winds in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Many other states in the central and western parts of India will also face rain and are on yellow alert. These include Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Goa.