05.10.2025 13:56
The number of students who lost their lives due to the collapse of an illegally constructed boarding school building in East Java, Indonesia, has risen to 37. While search and rescue operations continue, it has been reported that 26 students are still unaccounted for.
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The number of students who lost their lives due to the collapse of a boarding school building, where illegal additional floors were being constructed, has risen to 37 in East Java province, Indonesia. Search and rescue operations continue following the collapse of the boarding school building in the town of Sidoarjo, which occurred on September 29, where two new floors were being built without permission.
Officials from the search and rescue teams stated that 37 students have died, 26 students are still unaccounted for, and 104 students, including the injured, have been rescued.
POLICE CONTINUES A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT
Authorities reported that the building collapsed because it could not support the concrete poured for the two new floors that were illegally constructed, while the school administration has not yet made a statement regarding the matter. It was noted that the police would conduct a comprehensive investigation into the incident.
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