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Indonesian rescuers search for missing students after school collapse kills 40

The collapse was caused by unauthorized construction adding two floors without permits, killing 65 students and prompting nationwide inspections of Islamic school buildings, officials said.

  • The death toll from the collapse of a school building in East Java, Indonesia, has risen to 65, according to Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency.
  • Investigation revealed illegal construction practices, as the school did not obtain necessary permits for building modifications.
  • The incident has sparked outrage over lax building standards and the safety of school infrastructures in Indonesia, where only 50 out of 42,000 Islamic school buildings have proper permits.
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After the collapse of a school building in Indonesia, the forces have recovered a total of 61 dead.

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