▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁move ▁east - s out heast ▁slowly . ▁Ch anda ▁soon ▁transition ed ▁into ▁an ▁extr at rop ical ▁cy clone , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁last ▁advis ory ▁on ▁the ▁storm ▁to ▁be ▁issued . ▁ ▁Ac ross ▁Mad agas car , ▁Ch anda ▁produced ▁heavy ▁ra ins . ▁In ▁a ▁ 4 8 ‑ hour ▁period , ▁ ▁of ▁rain ▁fell . ▁Sign ific ant ▁flo oding ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁isolated ▁several ▁communities ▁and ▁in und ated ▁numerous ▁homes . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁person ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁Mi and riv az o . ▁ ▁Sub t rop ical ▁De pression ▁D ando ▁ ▁An ▁extr at rop ical ▁disturb ance ▁formed ▁east ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁and ▁transition ed ▁into ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁de pression ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁It ▁retained ▁subt rop ical ▁characteristics ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁towards ▁the ▁African ▁main land , ▁but ▁by ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁it ▁reached ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁cy clone ▁strength ▁and ▁was ▁allocated ▁the ▁name ▁D ando ▁by ▁N WS ▁Mad agas car . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁T anz ania . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁last ▁advis ory ▁was ▁issued ▁for ▁D ando , ▁as ▁the ▁system ▁weak ened ▁to ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low . ▁After ▁making ▁land fall ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁D ando ▁diss ip ated ▁in land ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 ,. ▁ ▁D ando