Difficulties remain for Indonesia

The eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi has caused 240 people to die, a disaster relief official said Sunday.

Mount Merapi erupted Nov. 5 leaving 400,000 people homeless, authorities told the LA News Monitor. People are advised to not return to homes since the volcano is still active.

Indonesian army commandos led a search-and-rescue mission, the National Public Radio said.

Indonesian officials are working with Japanese volcanologists to monitor the volcano.