Cyclone Michaung: Red alert in parts of Andhra

AS cyclonic storm Michaung continues to intensify and progresses northwestwards at a speed of 9 kmph over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, heavy to very heavy rains in several parts of the State is likely for the next few days.

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Positioned about 420 km southeast of Nellore, 530 km south-southeast of Bapatla, and 530 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam, the storm is expected to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam on the afternoon of December 5 as a severe cyclonic storm.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a red alert has been issued in West Godavari and Dr Ambedkar Konaseema of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Nellore, Prakasam, Krishna, Bapatla, and Guntur in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP), and Tirupati, Chittoor, Annammayya and YSR Kadapa in the Rayalaseema region.