VIJAYAWADA/HYDERABAD:
Cyclone Montha weakened into a deep depression Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction across Andhra and
Telangana - from overflowing lakes and collapsed homes to snapped power lines and stranded trains, report Madhu Rasala, Amisha Rajani & Shiva Kumar Pinna.
A 90-year-old woman, of Palnadu in Andhra, was killed after a mud wall collapsed amid the downpour, while hundreds were rescued from submerged tunnels, flooded temples, and stranded highways. By Wednesday, Montha weakened over Telangana and moved toward southern Chhattisgarh, but not before drenching the region with record rainfall and paralysing transport.
Across Andhra, power lines and transformers collapsed under gusty winds. South Central Railway cancelled 127 trains and diverted 14, while long-distance trains were halted mid-route. Telangana faced the full fury of Montha's rain bands. Dozens of vehicles were left stranded on Hyderabad-Srisailam highway after a portion of the road washed away near Nagarkurnool.
Lakes overflowed, homes fell, power lines and transformers collapsed and trains were stranded after cyclone Montha made landfall on Tuesday night near Kakinada in
Andhra Pradesh, with winds bearing down at 100 kmph.
Asia’s second-largest man-made lake at Cumbum overflowed for the first time since 2017. In Telangana, a portion of Hyderabad-Srisailam highway was washed away. By Wed, Montha weakened and moved toward southern Chhattisgarh.
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