Original: Because Burma 's military leaders did not count the full death toll from Nargis , leaving the area shortly after it hit , and the fact that thousands more people were still missing or washed out at sea , it was feared up to 1 million people might have died in this disaster .
Simplified: Thousands more people were still missing or washed out at sea and drowned , it was feared up to 1 million people might have died in this disaster .