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Cyclone Montha mapped: 50,000 people evacuated as huge storm heads for Indian coast
The Island
|October 28, 2025
At least 50,000 people have been evacuated to relief camps in India's eastern region expected to be hit by a cyclone picking up pace over the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Monday.
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A report by The Independent said: Cyclone Montha is set to lash India's eastern coastal states with strong winds and heavy rains before it turns into a severe storm on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department warned.
India's east coast is prone to cyclones during the months of April and December with several small and major storms lashing the region. India faced its deadliest natural disaster in October 1999 when a super cyclone killed around 10,000 people in Odisha.
The states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are expected to be in the direct line of the cyclone's movement. The latest cyclone is expected to cross the coast of Andhra Pradesh later in the day.
This story is from the October 28, 2025 edition of The Island.
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