SIDULHO, Indonesia (AP) — The bodies of three boys were pulled early Friday from under the tile rub at a school that collapsed in Indonesia, with more than 50 students expected to have yet to rise in deaths, authorities said.
The rescue crews have been working by hand since the school collapsed on Monday as they searched for survivors, but by Thursday there were no more signs of life. It has been transformed into a heavy excavator We equipped Jackhammers to help them progress faster.
structure Falling over hundreds of people In the prayer hall of the Arkozinini Islamic Boarding School, a century ago, in Sidlho, on the eastern side of Java, Indonesia.
The students were 7th to 12th grade boys, ages 12 to 19. The female students were able to pray in another part of the building and escape, the survivors said.
Eight students have died, around 105 injured, many with broken head injuries and broken bones, leaving 55 students undetermined.
Two of the bodies found on Friday were in the prayer hall area, while one was found near the exit as if trying to escape, according to Suharyant, the head of Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
Authorities say the building is two stories, but two more levels were added without permission. Police said the old building’s foundation was clearly unable to support the concrete on the second floor and collapsed during the injection process.
School officials have not commented yet.
The crew worked on a hot Friday day to break and remove a large slab of concrete.
Suharyanto told reporters on the scene that recovery efforts are expected to be completed by the end of Saturday.
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Rising reported from Bangkok.
