Cyclone Montha intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha intensified on Tuesday morning as it moved towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing heavy rain to parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.

According to the weather storm is likely to cross the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada.

In anticipation of the landfall, 25 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry.

The weather disruption has already led to cancellations of train services. At least 35 flights between Shamshabad in Telangana and Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, and Rajahmundry airports in Andhra Pradesh have also been cancelled. Operations at Vishakhapatnam airport have also been shut.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued heavy rain alerts in these states along the Indian east and southeast coast due to the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that intensified into a cyclonic storm on Sunday.