Amaravati, Oct. 29 -- Life has come to a complete standstill in the coastal Andhra Pradesh due to Cyclone Montha. Two persons died, thousands of houses were damaged and standing crops in lakhs of acres were reportedly destroyed.

due to its impact, which crossed Andhra Pradesh's coast in the early hours of Wednesday, October 29.

Officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that Cyclone Montha, which crossed Andhra Pradesh's coast in the early hours of Wednesday, October 29, has passed over Narsapuram between Kakinada and Machilipatnam.

It is expected to move north-westwards over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and South Chhattisgarh.

As the day progressed, it gradually weakened from a severe cyclonic storm to a cyclonic stor...