US EditionIndia closes schools and evacuates thousands as Cyclone Montha approaches
Authorities evacuated 70,000 people from vulnerable coastal areas and set up nearly 2,300 relief camps as Cyclone Montha nears with winds up to 110 kph.
- On Tuesday, Cyclone Montha intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall late Tuesday near Kakinada, port city in southern Andhra Pradesh, with winds of 90 kph to 110 kph.
- Climate scientists say warming oceans are feeding stronger storms as global warming raises air and ocean temperatures, increasing energy for tropical cyclones in South Asia.
- Disaster teams have evacuated 38,000 people in Andhra Pradesh and around 32,000 in Odisha while 1,906 relief camps and 364 school shelters serve 1,238 vulnerable villages, Nara Lokesh said.
- India's weather office issued red alerts for 19 districts in Andhra Pradesh, schools and colleges will stay closed until Wednesday, and trains and flight services faced partial disruptions on Tuesday.
- The state government estimates around 4 million people are in vulnerable zones, and the 2023 cyclone season was India’s deadliest in recent years, causing 523 deaths and $2.5 billion in damage.
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In the Gulf of Bengal vortexes form at certain seasons. Their strength is often shattered. Now people and subjects are once again arming themselves for a heavy cyclone.
Indian authorities have shut down schools and evacuated tens of thousands of people from low-lying coastal areas as the country's east coast prepares for the impact of cyclone Montha later on Tuesday.
India evacuates tens of thousands, shuts schools as Cyclone Montha nears eastern coast
Indian authorities have closed schools and evacuated tens of thousands of people from low-lying coastal areas as Cyclone Montha approaches the country's eastern coast. According to the latest bulletin from the India Meteorological Department, Montha has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall late Tuesday near Kakinada,
India Evacuates 50,000 as Cyclone Montha Intensifies Over Bay of Bengal
India has begun large-scale evacuations ahead of Cyclone Montha’s landfall, moving nearly 50,000 people to relief camps in the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the cyclone, intensifying over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to strengthen into a severe storm by Tuesday before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast later in the day. Authorities have cancelled holidays for emergency pers…
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