JAKARTA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and six others were still missing during a weekend climbing activity in Mt. Lawu of Indonesia's Central Java province, the Jakarta Post.com online news reported on Monday.

    The dead were identified as 23-year-old Jumain from Demak regency and 18-year-old Muji Rachman from Blora regency, both in Central Java province.

    The Search and Rescue Team Coordinator Aji Pratama Heru said onMonday that his team was still searching for the missing climbers who are mostly from Central Java such as Nur Achmad from Kudus regency, Fauji (Cilacap regency), Puji (Pati regency), Arif (Bloraregency), and Muchlis (Bojonegoro regency). One missing person, known as Eko Supriyanto, is from Jambi province.

    The victims were among 125 members of Blora's Condromowo Association, a nature lover group, who climbed Mt. Lawu on Saturday morning in sunny weather.

    However, the rain poured in the afternoon and only stopped on Sunday.