▁was ▁the ▁first ▁storm ▁since ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Dom o ina ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁hit ▁southern ▁Moz amb ique . ▁He avy ▁ra ins ▁across ▁southern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁triggered ▁significant ▁flo oding , ▁prompt ing ▁officials ▁to ▁ur ge ▁residents ▁in ▁flo od - pr one ▁areas ▁to ▁ev acu ate . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁coast , ▁waves ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁prevent ed ▁fish er ment ▁from ▁leaving ▁port . ▁R ains ▁from ▁the ▁storm ▁also ▁impact ed ▁parts ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ▁and ▁Sw az il and . ▁In ▁Kru ger ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁hundreds ▁of ▁tour ists ▁and ▁loc als ▁were ▁left ▁str and ed ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁people ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁air l ift ed ▁after ▁flash ▁flo ods ▁was hed ▁away ▁brid ges ▁and ▁dam aged ▁numerous ▁buildings ▁and ▁roads ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁final ▁death ▁to ll ▁from ▁the ▁storm ▁stood ▁at ▁ 1 0 , ▁including ▁six ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁M p um al anga ▁province ▁after ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁fue led ▁by ▁its ▁rem n ants ▁burst ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Ol if ants ▁River . ▁ ▁Se vere ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Eth el ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁R S MC ▁La ▁Re union ▁started ▁to ▁monitor ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁that ▁had ▁developed ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Rod rig ues . ▁During ▁that ▁day ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁gradually ▁developed ▁further ▁before ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁it