▁Mad agas car . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁Ir ina ▁intens ified ▁into ▁a ▁Se vere ▁Trop ical ▁Storm , ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁towards ▁Western ▁Mad agas car . ▁Late ▁on ▁that ▁same ▁day , ▁Ir ina ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁intensity , ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁low ▁pressure ▁of ▁ 9 7 9 ▁m bars . ▁Early ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁Ir ina ▁weak ened ▁into ▁a ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm . ▁ ▁The ▁system ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁small ▁loop ▁off ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁Moz amb ique ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁before ▁starting ▁to ▁head ▁in ▁a ▁north western ▁direction ▁towards ▁Mad agas car ▁yet ▁again ▁due ▁to ▁weak ▁ste ering ▁conditions . ▁The ▁official ▁death ▁to ll ▁as ▁of ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁stood ▁at ▁ 7 7 , ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 5 ▁dead ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁nation , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁If an ad iana ▁district . ▁Five ▁fish erm en ▁were ▁killed ▁of ▁the ▁Moz amb ique ▁coast ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 ▁more ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁when ▁a ▁tree ▁fell ▁on ▁their ▁roof ▁and ▁col lapsed ▁it . ▁South ▁Africa ▁reported ▁four ▁fatal ities ▁as ▁waves ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 ▁m ▁batter ed ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Dur ban ▁and ▁forced ▁all ▁ships ▁to ▁seek ▁safety . ▁Ir ina ▁is ▁the ▁dead liest ▁storm ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁so ▁far , ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁total ▁death ▁to ll ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 –