On Friday May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis first touched land at peak strength near the mouth of the Irrawaddy Delta Division of Burma. The cyclone, which had been estimated to reach up to 215 km/h, reached Burma as a Category 4 hurricane. The following day, the Burmese government officially declared five divisions as main disaster areas: Rangoon, Bago, Karen, Mon, and Irrawaddy. Immediately following the disaster, there was much criticism of the Burmese military government, which did little to warn and evacuate those expected to be in the direct path of the storm.