Myanmar : People Die While The Government Waits

Myanmar is located in southeast Asia between Thailand and India. The population is about 47 million. On May 2nd and 3rd it was struck by a cyclone (what we call a hurricane). While people are dying the military government of Myanmar is dragging their feet in allowing foreign aid and aid workers to reach the people that need help. What is the reason for this? Well, according to Reuters : "Some critics accuse the junta of stalling because they do not want an influx of foreigners into the countryside during the referendum on the army-drafted constitution that looks set to cement the military's grip on power." If I read that correctly, the government is waiting because they don't want anything to jeopardize their attempt to gain more power over the people they are already abusing. Wonderful! Even China which has been notorious for decades because of it's human rights violations didn't hesitate for a nanosecond when aid was offered after their recent earth quake.
The United States has navy ships offshore of Myanmar in international waters just waiting for the order to take their supplies ashore. The government has so far refused to allow that to happen. According to the Associated Press : "A senior British official hinted a breakthrough may also be near that would allow foreign military ships to join the relief effort, but warnings grew of a potential second wave of death among children hard-hit by the lack of fresh water and proper shelter." So assuming some children died in the cyclone, more may die as a result of the government's lack of allowing foreign aid and aid workers into the country. I heard in a TV news report a couple of days ago that the government confiscated some foreign aid items and changed the labels to make it look as though they came from within Myanmar rather than from outside. Is the government so afraid that the people of the country are going to think something bad about it's ability to handle this situation? I can't understand the need to do something like that.
It would seem prudent considering the emergent nature of this situation that all diplomacy should be dispensed with and aid and aid workers should be transported to the areas where they are needed in spite of the government's wishes. Dr.'s are certainly needed in most areas, there must be at least the threat of disease if not actual cases. The government of Myanmar is clearly not putting the welfare of the citizens first and should not be looked to for authority to distribute the supplies so badly needed. This is truly an atrocity and the government should be called on by the UN to account for it's actions.