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Official reports from the government of Myanmar (Burma) cite a death toll of 90 due to the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004.〔McElroy, Damien (January 2, 2005). ('Our government in Burma is lying when it says just a few people were killed' ). ''The Daily Telegraph''.〕 However, some estimates put the toll at between 400 to 600.〔Associated Press (January 4, 2005). (Scientists question Burma's low toll ). ''The Age''.〕 30,000 citizens of Myanmar were estimated to be in need of shelter, food and water,〔('Hundreds feared dead' in Burma ). BBC News. January 4, 2005.〕 and 788 buildings were reported damaged and destroyed.〔Inbaraj, Sonny (January 5, 2005). (Tsunami Impact: Burma 'Spared' or Junta Covering the Truth? ) Inter Press Service.〕 An NGO estimated that 2,500 citizens of Myanmar based in Phang Nga Province, Thailand during the event may have been killed, and that 7,000 Burmese were still unaccounted for.〔AFP (January 18, 2005). (Indonesia drops foreign troops deadline ). ''The Age''.〕 Many of these missing were, however, not presumed to be dead. Many refugees fled to Thailand's interior after the destruction,〔Associated Press (January 22, 2005). (Myanmar workers forgotten victims of tsunami in Thailand ). ''The Star (Malaysia)''.〕 or were deported or chased back into the hills that divide the countries by Thai authorities.〔Inbaraj, Sonny (January 13, 2005). (Tsuanmi Impact: Thai Compassion for Burmese Migrants Wears Thin ). Inter Press Service.〕 Although loss of life and property in Myanmar was suspected to be higher than official reports suggest, loss of life was not as high as in neighbouring Thailand due to various factors, most significantly the numerous islands off the coast of Myanmar which served to dissipate the force of the tsunami, a rocky shoreline, and the position of the coastline.〔(Rocky shoreline helped Myanmar ). CNN. January 5, 2005.〕 Also contributing is the fact that it is less developed than neighboring Thailand; international disapproval of the Burmese military regime has prevented the country from building a successful tourism industry. A Yangon-based representative from the United Nations stated, "Conjecture fuelled by the experiences in neighbouring countries created a major and dangerous disconnect with reality". This assessment was also corroborated by satellite photographs according to Colin Powell.〔Reuters (January 6, 2005). (Secretive Myanmar remains tsunami news black hole ). ''Daily Times (Pakistan)''.〕 Myanmar does not allow journalists into the country and maintains a strong hold on information disseminated in its state-run newspapers - some of which did not acknowledge the tsunami had hit.〔Estrella, Cicero A. (December 31, 2004). (BURMA: Expert fears deaths underreported ). ''San Francisco Chronicle''.〕 Burma had refused foreign aid, insisting it was capable to cope by itself.〔Moe, Kyaw Zwa (December 31, 2004). (Burma Regime Rejects Offers of Disaster Aid ). ''The Irrawaddy''.〕 This policy has created a difficult environment to gauge the lives affected by the tsunami. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Myanmar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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