Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Cyclone Montha, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm later today, is expected to make landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India with wind speeds touching 90-100 km/hour.

As the cyclone nears, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert for several states including Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry for the next few days.

The weather system strengthened into a deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal over the past six hours. It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm this morning and a severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow.

Cyclone Montha is expected to make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapat...