, ▁M été o - France ▁noted ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁strong ▁con ve ct ive ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁Moz amb ique ▁Channel ▁embedded ▁within ▁the ▁Inter t rop ical ▁Con ver gence ▁Zone ▁and ▁identified ▁the ▁gen esis ▁of ▁a ▁low ▁level ▁circul ation ▁near ▁the ▁coast line ▁of ▁Moz amb ique . ▁The ▁zone ▁of ▁dist urbed ▁weather ▁pers isted ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁days ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁M été o - France ▁declared ▁that ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁had ▁formed . ▁Six ▁hours ▁later , ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁a ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁as ▁it ▁dr ift ed ▁sout heast wards ▁towards ▁Mor ond ava , ▁Mad agas car , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁further ▁six ▁hours ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Ch anda , ▁a ▁name ▁contributed ▁by ▁Maur it ius . ▁But ▁after ▁making ▁land fall ▁on ▁Mad agas car , ▁late ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁Ch anda ▁began ▁to ▁weak en , ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁further ▁in land , ▁towards ▁Southern ▁Mad agas car . ▁Early ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁Ch anda ▁emer ged ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁sout he astern ▁Mad agas car , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁Ch anda ▁then ▁slightly ▁rest r ength ened , ▁but ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁weak en , ▁as ▁it ▁encountered ▁more ▁wind ▁she ar . ▁Early ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁Ch anda ' s ▁northern ▁structure ▁began ▁to ▁collapse , ▁as