▁ 3 0   km ▁( 2 0   mi ) ▁north ▁of ▁To am as ina . ▁It ▁quickly ▁weak ened ▁over ▁land , ▁diss ip ating ▁on ▁April   3 . ▁ ▁The ▁de pression ▁brought ▁heavy ▁ra inf all ▁to ▁eastern ▁Mad agas car ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁flo oding . ▁To am as ina ▁reported ▁ ▁of ▁ra inf all , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁flo ods ▁killed ▁ 1 8   people ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Mod er ate ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁G rit elle ▁ ▁On ▁June   5 , ▁the ▁near - equ ator ▁tr ough ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁to ▁the ▁east - s out heast ▁of ▁Diego ▁Gar cia . ▁The ▁system ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁influenced ▁by ▁a ▁tr ough ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Initial ly ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁intens ify ▁much , ▁although ▁an ▁ant icy clone ▁provided ▁favor able ▁conditions ▁for ▁development , ▁as ▁did ▁warm ▁water ▁temper atures . ▁On ▁June   7 , ▁the ▁system ▁passed ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ag os ▁Arch ip el ago , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁the ▁J TW C ▁class ified ▁it ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁ 2 2 S , ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁When ▁the ▁system ▁reached ▁the ▁M FR ▁area ▁of ▁satellite ▁coverage ▁on ▁June   1 0 , ▁it ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁well - develop ed ▁system ; ▁as ▁a