Chennai, Oct. 27 -- Rains, with hevy spells at times, lashed the North and North Interior districts including Chennai and its neighbouringdistricts since morning, as Cyclonic Storm Montha lay centred about 520 km from Chennai and is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coastby tomorrow evening/night after intensifying further into a severe Cyclonic Storm.
Met office said the Cyclonic Storm "Montha" (Pronunciation: Mon-Tha) over Southwest and adjoining areas of Westcentral and Southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 18 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered at 0830 hrs today, over Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal about 520 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 570 km south-southeast of Kakin...