Two dead as cyclone hits Godavari districts plunged in darkness

Cyclone Montha has claimed the life of two persons in the Godavari districts till reports came in around 9 p.m. Gusty winds uprooted trees and electric poles, disrupting power supply and leaving entire areas in darkness.

A woman G. Veeraveni (49) died on the spot at Makavanipalem village in Mamidikuduru mandal in East Godavari when a tree got uprooted in gale winds and fell on her. At Kakinada, a youth got washed away into the sea in Kumbhabhishekam area.