Sidlho, Indonesia (AP) – Rescuers run oxygen and water on students trapped in unstable concrete tile ble Collapsed school building In Indonesia, it had been more than 12 hours since the structure fell as they worked desperately to free the survivors on Tuesday morning. It is estimated that at least one student has died, dozens have been injured and 65 people have been buried in Kura Rub.
Rescuers, police and soldiers who dug up in the middle of the night pulled out eight weak survivors more than eight hours after the collapse at the Arkozyni Islamic boarding school in East Java town of Sidu Aljo. Rescuers see additional bodies and indicate that deaths are likely to rise.
Rescuers will pull survivors from the collapsed building of an Islamic boarding school in Sidolho, East Java, Indonesia on Monday, September 29, 2025 (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
Rescue operations were temporarily suspended at 10:15am as the collapsed concrete suddenly shaking, indicating another collapse was imminent. People quickly cried out as rescuers urged everyone in the area to avoid the building.
The students’ families gathered near hospitals and collapsed buildings, waiting worriedly for the news of their children. The relatives cried out as they watched rescuers pull a dusty, injured student from the hall of buried prayer.
The Notification Committee for Command Post, set up in the boarding school complex, listed 65 students as missing as Tuesday morning. They are mainly boys from 7th to 11th grade, and between 12 and 17 years old.
Rescuers searched the victim on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at an Islamic boarding school in Sidrujo, East Java, Indonesia after the building under construction collapsed (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
“Oh, my God… my son is still buried, oh, my God please help!” The mother cried hysterically at the sight of the child’s name on the board, followed by the cry of other parents whose relatives suffered a similar fate.
“Please, find my child soon,” he cried out as he held one of his father’s hands.
The heavy slabs of concrete and other tiled rubs and unstable parts of the building have hampered search and rescue efforts, said Nanan Sigit, a search and rescue officer who leads the effort. Heavy equipment was available but not used due to concerns that it could collapse further.
“We keep them alive while we work hard to run oxygen and water on those still trapped under the debris and drive them out,” Sigitt said. He added that rescuers saw some bodies under the roof rub but are focused on saving those who are still alive.
Hundreds of rescuers were involved in this effort and had equipment for breathing, escape, medical evacuation and other support tools.
People are ongoing waiting for rescue operations to be underway after a building under construction collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Sidualho, East Java, Indonesia on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
Local police spokesman Jules Abraham Avast said the students were praying for the afternoon in a building that had been subjected to fraudulent expansion when it suddenly collapsed over them.
Residents, teachers and administrators assisted the injured student. Many suffered from head injuries and fractures. The female student was praying in another part of the building and managed to escape, the survivors said.
One male student, a 13-year-old boy, was killed, and 102 other students were injured and taken to hospital.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the collapse. Abast said the old prayer hall was two stories, but two more stories were added without permission.
“The foundations of the old building were clearly unable to support the concrete on the second floor and collapsed during the injection process,” Abast said.
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Karmini reported from Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta Associated Press Writer Edna Taligan contributed to this report.
