This will make the Myanmar Cyclone to be one of the most devastating humanitarian disasters in the recent history of the mankind.
Radio Netherlands has already reported that the death toll has reached 4000 in Burma cyclone.
The United Nations says that tens of thousands are homeless and that hundreds of thousands have no clean drinking water. Five regions in the delta region in the south west of the country have now been classified as disaster areas but rescue operations are still only slowly getting underway because many roads are impassable and in many areas there is no electricity.
Myanmar's ruling military government has still not officially requested help from abroad. It has, however, said that the referendum on a new constitution, planned for Saturday, will go ahead despite the cyclone.
Red Cross rushes aid to Myanmar cyclone victims
Aid agencies on Monday rushed emergency food and water supplies to the victims of a massive storm in Myanmar which killed hundreds of people and left tens of thousands homeless.
Tropical cyclone Nargis left at least 351 dead after hitting southwest Myanmar at the weekend, packing winds of 190 kilometres per hour, razing thousands of buildings and knocking out power lines, state media reported.
Several coastal villages had been destroyed according to a preliminary assessment by the International Federation of the Red Cross, spokesman Michael Annear told a news agency.
The villages in the Ayeyawaddy (Irrawaddy) delta bore the brunt of the storm which came in from the Bay of Bengal and combined with a sea surge before hitting the main city Yangon.
State media said nearly 98,000 were homeless on the delta's Haing Gyi island alone.
Annear said teams in Myanmar were distributing essential supplies and would be bringing in more from Malaysia as soon as possible.
"We're distributing supplies for those who need shelter, plastic sheeting to cover roofs, water purification tablets, we are currently procuring 5,000 litres of water, cooking items, bed nets, blankets and clothes for those in most need," he said.
"We went out as soon as possible but there were problems with mobility due to a lot of debris and power lines down. Authorities and the local community have been clearing the road networks so mobility has increased on Monday.
"Assessment teams have been a lot better getting through to affected areas but it's going to take a number of days to get an overall picture of the overall disaster," he said, adding that Yangon's airport was expected to reopen on Monday.
Older citizens said they had never seen Yangon, a city of some 6.5 million, so devastated in their lifetimes.
Despite the havoc wreaked by tropical cyclone Nargis across wide swaths of the Southeast Asian country on Saturday, the government indicated that a referendum on the country's draft constitution would proceed as planned on 10th May.
Pro-democracy groups in the country and many international critics have branded the constitution as merely a tool for the military's continued grip on power.
India sends 2 naval ships carrying relief to storm-hit Myanmar
India is sending two naval ships with relief and medical supplies to Myanmar where a severe cyclone claimed over 3,000 lives and rendered many more homeless.
The ships carrying food items, tents, blankets, clothing and medicines will sail to Yangon from Port Blair, the External Affairs Ministry announced in New Delhi.
President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee have sent messages of condolence, expressing their deep distress at the devastation caused by the natural disaster.
The top leadership has also conveyed India's readiness to provide immediate emergency relief assistance and to assist Myanmar in its rehabilitation efforts.
Source: AP, Radio Netherlands, DDNEWS contributed to this story.