Hijjah 15, 1431, Nov 21, 2010, SPA -- The death toll from recent eruptions of Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has climbed to 292, the country's disaster coordination board said. A report on the board's website Sunday said 567 people were injured and still admitted to hospitals, while 230,326 had been displaced. Activity of the volcano, which started its recent eruptions on October 26, has decreased, the report said. But the government's volcano alert remains at its highest level. The toll keeps rising as rescuers search for victims of the volcano, CNN reported. Merapi, which looms on the horizon north of the major city of Yogyakarta, is on the island of Java. The volcano has a summit elevation of almost 3,000 meters (10,000 feet). It is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes and lies in one of the world's most densely populated areas. Many people raise crops and livestock in its shadow.
