ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រភូមា៖ ភាពខុសគ្នារវាងកំណែនានា

On 3 May 2008, [[Cyclone Nargis]] devastated the country when winds of up to 215&nbsp;km/h (135&nbsp;mph)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.aidcyclone/#cnnSTCText | work=CNN}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> touched land in the densely populated, rice-farming delta of the [[Irrawaddy Division]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080509040204/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/06/asia/AS-GEN-Myanmar-Cyclone.php Aid arrives in Myanmar as death toll passes 22,000, but worst-hit area still cut off – International Herald Tribune<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is estimated that more than 130,000 people died or went missing and damage totalled 10 billion dollars (US$); it was the worst natural disaster in Burmese history. The [[World Food Programme]] report that, "Some villages have been almost totally eradicated and vast rice-growing areas are wiped out."<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8-DEMtAE9q4i4ySQ0eV_qZefmRQD90GBUQ81 The Associated Press: AP Top News at 4:25 p.m. EDT<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=October 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref> The United Nations estimates that as many as 1 million were left homeless and the [[World Health Organization]] "has received reports of malaria outbreaks in the worst-affected area."<ref name="autogenerated2">[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5greyFH3qkj9mc9oagSoulgjN4KHgD90HICSO3 The Associated Press: Official: UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=October 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref> Yet in the critical days following this disaster, Burma's isolationist regime complicated recovery efforts by delaying the entry of United Nations planes delivering medicine, food, and other supplies. The government's failure to permit entry for large-scale international relief efforts was described by the United Nations as "unprecedented."<ref>{{cite news|coauthors=Rachel Stevenson, Julian Borger, Ian MacKinnon |title= The UN resumes foreign aid flights|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/09/cyclonenargis.burma4 |work=The Guardian |date=9 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-05-09 | location=London}}</ref>