US EditionIndonesian rescuers search for missing students after school collapse kills 40
Unauthorized construction added two floors to the school, causing collapse; 54 dead, 26 missing, and 95 injured, officials said as rescue nears completion.
- A school building in Sidoarjo, East Java, collapsed, causing the death toll to rise to 50, with at least 13 students still missing, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
- Rescue teams have recovered numerous bodies from the debris, highlighting Indonesia's issues with unsafe construction practices, especially in Islamic boarding schools.
- Authorities are investigating unauthorized construction that may have caused the collapse, raising concerns about safety in Islamic boarding schools.
- Public pressure has increased on the government for stricter building regulations and inspections, emphasizing weaknesses in construction enforcement in Indonesia.
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After the collapse of a Koranic school in Indonesia, more deaths have been recovered.
Indonesian authorities have raised the number of people killed by the collapse of a four-storey school in Eastern Java province this Monday to 55, reports Europa Press. Search and rescue teams have been working for eight days and are still active in the area to try to locate thirteen more missing people. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has indicated in a statement that so far “50 bodies and five pieces of bodies have been …
The death toll from the collapse of an Islamic high school boarding building in Indonesia seven days ago has risen to 54, rescuers searching for those missing under the rubble said today.
In the Indonesian capital Java, a large school collapses during the afternoon prayer. A week after the disaster, the recovery is almost complete. The authorities draw a dramatic conclusion of their work.
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