Hyderabad, Oct. 28 -- As Cyclone Montha is expected to break land near Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district on Tuesday, several coastal districts on Monday witnessed strong winds accompanied by heavy rainfall, officials said.

According to a bulletin from the Cyclone Warning Centre at Visakhapatnam, the cyclone is currently centred around 520 kilometres southeast of Chennai, and was moving towards the north-west at a speed of over 18 kilometres per hour.

Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) managing director Prakhar Jain said that landfall was likely by Tuesday evening. "As the cyclone nears the coast, wind speeds along the coast are forecast to reach up to 90 to 110 kilometres per hour," he said.

Jain warned locals...