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View all search resultsFour dead, dozens injured in Bogor mosque collapse
Ciomas Police Chief Comr. Iwan Wahyudi said the mosque was relatively new but appeared unable to withstand the weight of the large crowd.
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A joint rescue team from the Indonesian Army, Bogor Fire Department and the Bogor Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) clears the rubble of the collapsed mosque on Sept. 7 in Sukamakmur Village, Bogor, West Java. Four people were killed and 85 others injured in the incident. (Antara Foto/Arif Firmansyah)
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he death toll from the mosque collapse in Bogor on Sunday has risen to four, while dozens of injured victims remain hospitalized. One of the victims, a 30-year-old woman identified as Yuli, died on Sunday night after being treated in critical condition at Ummi Hospital in Bogor.
The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. in Sukamakmur Village, Ciomas Subdistrict, when the two-story mosque collapsed during a sermon commemorating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. The religious gathering was attended by around 150 local residents.
As the event was underway, the structure gave way, burying many of the worshippers under the debris.
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Ciomas Police Chief Comr. Iwan Wahyudi said the mosque was relatively new but appeared unable to withstand the weight of the large crowd.
“The mosque was built on sloped terrain, which was already considered unstable. It has been used before for religious gatherings, but typically only about 30 people would attend. On this occasion, the event attracted between 150 and 200 people from surrounding districts,” Iwan said on Sunday as quoted by Kompas.id.
At least 85 others were injured in the collapse, with more than a dozen victims still receiving treatments in several hospitals in Bogor and in nearby Jakarta.
