The Burmese military regime has avoided mentioning the exact death toll in Higyi Kyun Island , Irrawaddy delta following Cyclone Nargis lashing the country, survivors in the Island said.
 
According to residents in Chaung Wa village in Higyi Kyun Township , over 1,000 in their village died.
 
Chaung Wa villagers said "the Village Peace and Development Council (VPDC) registered about 280 deaths in the village." But the villagers said that the VPDC called Ya-ya-ka in Burmese recorded a lesser death toll because of orders from higher authorities.
 
The VPDC members told survivors that the Burmese authorities ordered recording only about 200 deaths in the villages where the death toll was between 500 and 600.
 
The authorities did not record the death toll systematically and the VPDC's also reported according to orders, claimed survivors.  
 
The government controlled media The New Light of Myanmar reported on June 23 that about 84,537 were dead, 53,836 were missing and 19,359 were injured in the cyclone.
 
Earlier the junta said the cyclone killed 77,738 people, left 55,917 missing and 19,359 injured.
 
Five days after Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma , the regime controlled media reported that over 22,000 people were dead and 41,000 were missing.
 
An IMNA source said that some cyclone hit areas are using water provided by the NGOs and the government had promised that they would build houses for people.
 
Some survivors in Higyi Island moved to Bassein (Pathein) the capital of Irrawaddy (Ayeyawaddy) division and some relocated to their relatives.