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...