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The activity of the Semeru volcano, in Indonesia, slowed on Monday the work of rescue services, which recovered 22 corpses, according to the last balance, after the spectacular eruption that devastated several villages during the weekend.

Java's highest mountain threw a huge ash column on Saturday and sent burning mud castings that flooded the villages at their feet.More than a thousand panic residents had to be evacuated.

"According to the data that have reached us (...) There are 22 dead ", compared to the 14 deaths of those reported early in the day, spokesman for the Catastrophic Management Agency, Abdul Muhari, said on Monday, ABDUL MUHARI.

"Twenty -seven people are still missing and we focus our search on them," he said.

Aerial photos show whole streets full of gray ash and mud, covering trucks and houses to the ceiling.

"I still hope to find my son (...) Every time I hear that they have found a victim I hope she is my son, "said Maskur Suhri, who was reaping Palma sap when Semeru erup.

"There is a very small possibility that he has survived.Maybe it's his destiny, but I still hope to find him, even if he is just his body, "said this resident of the Sumberwuluh village.

Rescue operations were slowed down by the new volcanic activity on Monday, which forced some teams to interrupt their work.

"There has been a new eruption and this could jeopard.

Later, rescue teams, with orange clothes and helmets, began to look for survivors and corpses between ashes and mud again, while the smoke was still coming out of the ashes.

His task becomes even more difficult as volcanic remains harden.

"It is very difficult (...) With simple tools, "said Rizal Purnama."It is very likely that the bodies that are not found are buried under hot mud castings.

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- Missing workers -

The authorities asked people to stay away from the crater within a radius of five kilometers, since the air saturated with ash dust in the area is dangerous for vulnerable people.

The ash of the eruption has spread over four kilometers, according to the Indonesian geological agency.

The office of a sand mine was buried after the eruption, catching 15 people inside and in its surroundings, said Hasim, a 65 -year -old foreman who, like many Indonesians, only has a name.

"We have no news.Only one worker was saved, who is in the hospital with burns, "he told AFP.

Some of the victims were buried alive in their vehicles, without time to escape, rescuers said.

- "I could only pray" -

Suwarti none was caught for five hours at home with her daughter.

"I couldn't see anything, it was as if it were night.Everyone panicked, "said the 42 -year -old Indonesian woman," could only pray (...) so that my daughter and I save ourselves ".

The rains planned for the region in the next few days could further complicate the work of lifeguards, since it is likely that hot ash and mud flows will form.

More than 100 Red Cross volunteers were helping evacuated families.

"We have sent ambulances, medical equipment, water trucks and help to the area, including food and equipment for shelters," said Sudirman Said, general secretary of the Indonesian Red Cross, in a statement.

The Semeru, the highest peak of Java with 3.676 meters, many erupting in recent decades, but few so destructive.

Indonesia is located in the so -called Pacific Fire belt, where the meeting of tectonic plates causes a great seismic activity.