{"id":3049,"date":"2025-10-01T07:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/over-90-people-believed-buried-under-rubble-after-indonesia-school-collapse\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T07:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:35:42","slug":"over-90-people-believed-buried-under-rubble-after-indonesia-school-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/over-90-people-believed-buried-under-rubble-after-indonesia-school-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 90 people believed buried under rubble after Indonesia school collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Authorities say six people are still alive under the rubble of the school and in contact with rescue workers.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>At least 91 people remain trapped under building rubble following a school collapse in Indonesia, government authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia\u2019s National Agency for Disaster Management, or BNPB, reported the latest figures on Tuesday evening, revising the number from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/30\/school-collapse-in-indonesia-leaves-one-student-dead-38-missing\">an estimate of 38 people earlier in the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2025\/9\/30\/will-a-government-shutdown-hurt-the-us-economy\">Will a government shutdown hurt the US economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/30\/galatasaray-beat-liverpool-1-0-in-raucous-champions-league-clash\">Osimhen gives Galatasaray 1-0 win over Liverpool in raucous clash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/30\/ukraines-zelenskyy-says-situation-critical-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant\">Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy says situation \u2018critical\u2019 at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2025\/10\/1\/how-does-chinas-k-visa-work-and-can-it-compete-with-the-h-1b\">How does China\u2019s K visa work and can it compete with the H-1B?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The agency said at least six people are still alive under the rubble, where they have been trapped for nearly two days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRescue efforts are currently being carried out manually by digging holes and openings to evacuate survivors,\u201d BNPB said in a statement on Facebook, noting the use of heavy equipment could trigger further collapse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe joint [search and rescue] team has detected signs of six people still alive in one section of the collapse. Through existing gaps, rescuers have managed to deliver food and water to sustain the victims,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>Officially, the number of deaths from the school collapse stands at three and nearly 100 injuries, although the figures do not count people still trapped.<\/p>\n<p>Of those injured, 70 have been discharged, and 26 remain in hospital, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 rescue workers from BNPB, the military, and national police have been dispatched to the scene of the accident at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo, East Java, which collapsed on Monday afternoon while students \u2013 mostly teenage boys \u2013 and staff were attending prayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the assessment concludes there are no more survivors, the next phase will involve the use of heavy equipment to recover deceased victims still trapped,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the school\u2019s foundational pillars gave way while unauthorised construction work was under way on a higher floor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least three killed after boarding school building collapses in East Java \u2013 Archipelago \u2013 The Jakarta Post <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jakpost?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#jakpost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JgpkCj9g0D\">https:\/\/t.co\/JgpkCj9g0D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xu8Zfymsfw\">pic.twitter.com\/xu8Zfymsfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Jakarta Post (@jakpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakpost\/status\/1973017802295427314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities say six people are still alive under the rubble of the school and in contact with rescue workers. 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