Dozens of students and workers remain trapped in the rubble after a boarding school building collapsed in Indonesia.
Three students lost their lives and around 101 were rushed to the hospital since the tragic incident took place on Monday, September 29.
“Oh my God … my son is still buried,” a mother cried hysterically as she waited for her child to be located.
Students and workers remain trapped in the rubble after a boarding school building collapsed in Indonesia
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Students of the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo had gathered to pray when the building caved in.
Panic ensued as the students and staff began hearing rocks falling.
“It got louder and louder,” the 13-year-old named Muhammad Rijalul Qoib told detikJatim.
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The seventh grader said he immediately ran outside and had roof debris fall on top of him. Luckily, he managed to climb out of the rubble.
Another student Sofa recalled seeing his fellow schoolmates suffer “lots of injuries.”
“There were also broken bones,” he told a local media outlet.
The number of fatalities is likely to increase as rescuers sift through the debris
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Search and rescue teams were sure that there were survivors trapped inside the collapsed building.
They could hear “crying and shouting,” said Nanang Sigit, a search and rescue officer who led the effort.
“But we need to be vigilant and tread carefully, because the condition of the collapsed building is unstable,” he added.
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A student recalled climbing out of the rubble himself after roof debris fell on him
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Initial reports said there were around 65 people presumed to be buried underneath the heavy slabs of concrete.
Rescuers worked overnight, digging to locate survivors hours after the collapse.
“We have been running oxygen and water to those still trapped under the debris and keeping them alive while we work hard to get them out,” Sigit said.
He noted that rescuers spotted several bodies under the rubble; however, they were keeping their focus on rescuing survivors still alive under the debris.
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⚠️Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors
Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors
Death toll expected to rise as instability of building in East Java town hampers rescue… pic.twitter.com/8ik4FsKykP— News.Az (@news_az) September 30, 2025
Netizens expressed grief over the tragic incident, with one saying, “They must be so scared.”
“I hope by some miracle these children survive, heartbreaking for all the families concerned,” one said.
Another wrote, “My heart aches for the children and families caught in this tragedy.”
“Sending strength to the students, the rescuers, and the families,” read one comment online
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