HYDERABAD: India moved 50,000 people to relief camps on Monday as it began evacuations a day before Cyclone Montha, intensifying over the Bay of Bengal, is set to bring strong winds and heavy rains to its east coast, officials said. Authorities canceled holidays for emergency staff and ordered schools and colleges to close in coastal areas of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and the eastern state of Odisha forecast to be hit by the harsh weather.

Cyclone ‘Montha’ prompts alerts for public safety, school closures, and precautionary measures for farmers in Visakhapatnam.

Andhra Pradesh issues red alert for seven districts as cyclonic storm 'Montha' approaches, intensifying sea conditions and rainfall.