当袭击了从伊洛瓦底江三角洲到首都仰光的人口稠密地区的热带风暴持续肆虐并且死亡人数不断增多之时，缅甸的军事独裁统治仍然不停的努力以巩固其权力。
As the death toll mounts from the cyclone that struck a densely populated area of Burma stretching from the Irrawaddy Delta to the capital city of Rangoon continues to soar, the country’s military dictatorship is pressing ahead with efforts to consolidate its power.