India braces for Cyclone Montha by shutting schools

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Indian authorities have shut schools and evacuated tens of thousands of people from low-lying coastal areas as the country’s eastern coastline braces for the impact of Cyclone Montha. Swirling over the Bay of Bengal, Montha has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, and is expected to make landfall on Tuesday evening near the port city of Kakinada in the southern state