Hampering the relief efforts , only ten days after the cyclone , nearby central China was hit by a massive earthquake , known as the Sichuan earthquake which measured 7.9 in magnitude and it alone had taken 87,476 lives , and caused US$ 150 billion in damage , making it the costliest disaster in Chinese history and third-costliest disaster ever known . Furthermore , some donated aid items were found to be available in the country 's black market , and Myanmar 's junta warned on 15 May that legal action would be taken against people who traded or hoarded international aid
Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Cyclone Nargis