Hijjah 01, 1431 / Nov. 7, 2010, SPA -- The death toll from the eruptions of Indonesia's Mount Merapi rose to 135 Sunday, as the burial of dozens of the victims was held. Earlier rescue workers had battled hot ash from the volcano, about 500 kilometres south-east of Jakarta, in the search for more victims of last week's eruptions, dpa reported. The National Disaster Management Agency raised the death toll after the latest round of volcanic activity, which started last month, to 135. More than 400 people were injured, according to the agency. Dozens of people gathered in the Godean area of Sleman district on Sunday to attend the burial of 78 people killed in Friday's eruptions. Following Friday's blasts, authorities expanded the danger zone from a radius of 15 kilometres to 20 kilometres around the cone. An estimated 250,000 people live within the zone in central Java. Indonesia has about 500 volcanoes, nearly 130 of them active and 68 classified as dangerous.
