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Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Montha’ crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between 11.30 p.m. and 12.30 a.m. on October 28-29, after making its landfall south of Kakinada and close to Narsapur, according to the India Meteorological Department. The IMD said the rear sector of the storm will move completely into land within the next one to two hours. At 11.30 p.m., the Severe Cyclonic Storm, which moved with a speed of 12 kmph for the past six hours, was positioned around 50 km from Machilipatnam, 90 km from Kakinada, 230 km from Visakhapatnam and 470 km from Gopalpur of Odisha. Also Read: Cyclone Montha LIVE updates on October 28, 2025 Even after the landfall, many places in the State may continue to receive very heavy rainfall on Wednesday (October 29). According to the IMD and A.P. State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitharama Raju, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu. An orange alert for these districts has been issued for Wednesday. Between 11.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., the storm moved with a speed of 17 kmph and was positioned around 120 km east of Machilipatnam, 110 km south of Kakinada and 220 km south-southwest of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and 460 km southwest of Gopalpur (Odisha) at 5.30 p.m. The storm, which formed on Tuesday morning (October 28), triggered very heavy rainfall in the State till Tuesday evening (October 28), damaging crops spread over 43,000 hectares. After lashing north coastal Andhra on Monday,(October 27) the rainfall activity moved to SPSR Nellore and Prakasam districts in south coastal Andhra. Many places in these two districts received more than 100 mm rainfall between 8.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. According to IMD, Ulavapadu in SPSR Nellore district recorded the day’s maximum rain of 167 mm, followed by Kavali and Dagadarthi of the same district at 162.75 mm and 147.5 mm. In Prakasam district, Singarayakonda, Pakala and Ongole received 131.5 mm, 122 mm and 100.5 mm rain respectively. Kakinada received only light showers till 7 p.m. The districts of Tirupati, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, YSR Kadapa, Bapatla received light to heavy showers. Crops damaged The two days of heavy to very heavy rain in the State has left crops on more than 43,000 hectares submerged and affected 83,000 farmers, according to initial assessments made by the agricultural department. Paddy and cotton were the worst hit. The total estimated loss to the power sector has crossed ₹2,200 crore, with large-scale damage to substations, transformers, poles, and power lines. In Visakhapatnam district, which recorded more than 147 mm rainfall on Monday (October 27), the municipal corporation cleared 119 fallen trees. The Kakinada district administration has kept ready 401 relief camps. At least 35,000 people have been evacuated so far. Religious places also are being used as rehabilitation centres. “The number of people to be evacuated is expected to rise as 67 villages and five towns and Kakinada city are falling in the cyclone-affected area,” said Kakinada District Collector S. Shan Mohan. Nearly 1,600 school bus services have been deployed to evacuate people. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed that the NDRF and SDRF teams be deployed in and around Kakinada. He emphasised the need for preparedness with emergency machinery, communication systems, and field-level coordination. Trains, flights cancelled Twenty trains, 10 originating in Visakhapatnam, and 11 operating from various divisions of South Central Railway (SCR) in Andhra and one from Bhubaneswar, passing through Visakhapatnam, were cancelled due to heavy rain and gales on Tuesday (October 28). A total of 32 flights from Visakhapatnam were cancelled. The lone flight which operated was a nine-seater Vizag-Jeypore flight. The Vijayawada-Vizag-Vijayawada IndiGo flight for Wednesday (October 29) has been cancelled. The other flights from Visakhapatnam to various destinations are expected to operate normally on Wednesday (October 29), said airport director N. Purushottam. The Vijayawada airport cancelled 16 flights, while four flights from Tirupati were cancelled on Tuesday (October 28).
