[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Irrawaddy Delta [{Image src='180bm.jpg' width='800' height='675' alt='Irrawaddy Delta ' class='image_left'}] [{SET customtitle='Irrawaddy Delta '}] \\ The Irrawaddy Delta is a lowlying region in southern Burma that plays a dominant role in the fishing and rice cultivation industry. The region was devastated in May 2008 by Cyclone Nargis that by official estimates left 84,500 dead and 53,800 missing.