At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing

October 6, 2025 9:10 AM

At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing

The death toll from the collapse of a school in Indonesia last week has climbed to at least 50 people as rescuers have cleared nearly all of the debris, rescue authorities said on Monday, in the country's deadliest disaster this year. Piles of concrete caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys after the collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in the Indonesian town of Sidoarjo, in East Java province, trapping and later killing them. Using excavators, rescuers late on Sunday cleare...

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...