Indonesia ends search for victims of boarding school collapse, 61 dead

October 7, 2025 10:50 AM

Indonesia ends search for victims of boarding school collapse, 61 dead

Indonesian rescuers wrapped up the search on Tuesday for victims trapped under the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school in the province of East Java, after retrieving more than 60 bodies, disaster authorities said. Grief and confusion gripped the small town of Sidoarjo last week after foundational failures caused the Al Khoziny school to cave in on hundreds of people, mostly teenage boys, while they were at afternoon prayers. Most escaped. The bodies of all 61 people in the building...

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues

October 5, 2025 3:57 PM

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues

The number of students confirmed dead after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school building in Indonesia rose to 36, from 16 a day earlier, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday. Efforts continued for a seventh day to search for the bodies of 27 students still declared missing - mostly teenage boys from the ages of 13 to 19 - trapped under the rubble, the agency said. Cranes were deployed to excavate debris and search and evacuation efforts were 60% complete, according to...