1 2 ▁season ▁to ▁ 1 6 4 , ▁the ▁highest ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season . ▁Later ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁wind ▁she ar ▁began ▁taking ▁its ▁to ll ▁on ▁the ▁system , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁con ve ction ▁in ▁the ▁outer ▁rain ▁band ▁were ▁er oded ▁away . ▁As ▁the ▁storm ▁continued ▁to ▁move ▁towards ▁Southern ▁Mad agas car , ▁the ▁wind ▁she ar ▁removed ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁con ve ction , ▁even ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁continued ▁to ▁weak en . ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁Ir ina ▁began ▁to ▁st all . ▁Early ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁con ve ction ▁remained , ▁which ▁was ▁wrapped ▁around ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁circul ation . ▁Early ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁Ir ina ' s ▁eye ▁disappeared , ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁continued ▁to ▁weak en . ▁As ▁the ▁storm ▁turned ▁back ▁towards ▁South ▁Africa , ▁it ▁lost ▁its ▁organization , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁wind ▁she ar . ▁Early ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁R S MC ▁Re union ▁issued ▁their ▁last ▁advis ory ▁on ▁Ir ina , ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 ▁days , ▁Ir ina ' s ▁rem nant ▁low ▁continued ▁to ▁dr ift ▁north west wards . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁Ir ina ' s ▁rem n ants ▁made ▁land fall ▁over ▁the ▁Gaz a