Dozens of students confirmed dead after Islamic school collapses

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRescuers search for people trapped below a collapsed school in Indonesia (AP)The death toll following the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia has tragically risen to 36. Search and rescue operations are in their seventh day, with 27 predominantly teenage boys, aged 13 to 19, still unaccounted for beneath the debris. The Al Khoziny school in Sidoarjo, East Java, collapsed last Monday during afternoon prayers, reportedly due to its foundations being unable to support ongoing construction work. Rescuers have deployed heavy equipment and are 60 per cent complete with search efforts, which are expected to conclude on Monday. Despite extensive efforts, including tunnelling and using sensors, no signs of life have been detected among the missing students. In fullIndonesia school collapse death toll jumps to 36 as desperate search reaches seventh dayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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