BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -One person was killed on India's eastern coast after Cyclone Montha made landfall around midnight, with heavy rain and gusty winds also damaging crops and utility poles,

The severe cyclone unleashed heavy rains across Andhra Pradesh. A woman died in Konaseema after gales uprooted a palmyra tree, police said.

Remnants of Cyclone Montha are causing widespread rain across eastern and southern India, with a deep depression over coastal Andhra Pradesh. Telangana faces red, orange, and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.

Cyclone Montha has brought widespread rainfall and damage across multiple Indian states, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of heavy rain in parts of West Bengal, Bihar, and Sikkim till October 31.

IMD issued a severe weather alert for 10 states due to Cyclone Montha. Get the latest forecast for heavy rain in Bihar, Jharkhand, and UP, plus the cold wind and chill update for Delhi-NCR on October 30-31.

A total of 30 IndiGo, two Air India and five Air India Express flights have been cancelled as the SCS Month approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast around Kakinada.

Cyclone Montha, the first major storm of the 2025 post-monsoon season, is rapidly intensifying over the Bay of Bengal. As of October 27, it lies east-southeast of Chennai and is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by October 28,