The death toll from Indonesia's earthquake-tsunami disaster rose to nearly 1,424. The country's National disaster agency spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, provided the d figure at a news conference in Jakarta today. <br />''<br />''The spokesman said that other victims still are buried in the mud and debris and have not yet been recovered. <br />''<br />''The 7.5-magnitude quake struck just off the central island of Sulawesi, setting off a tsunami that engulfed the coastal city of Palu last Friday. <br />''<br />