New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday warned that a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, bringing winds of 115-125 kmph, gusting to 140 kmph, and triggering extremely heavy rainfall across parts of southern and eastern India.
The weather department has issued a pre-cyclone watch for Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts as the developing system threatens to bring destructive winds, intense rainfall, flooding and disruption to transport and coastal activities.
According to the IMD's morning bulletin, the system is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visa...