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Members of a joint search and rescue team stand next to heavy equipment on Oct. 1, 2025, at the site of a collapsed prayer hall at Al Khoziny, an Islamic boarding school in Buduran district, Sidoarjo, East Java. According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Sept. 30, the day after the structure fell on worshipers during mid-afternoon prayers, 91 individuals were still trapped under the rubble. (Antara/Umarul Faruq)
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he collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, which killed several people and left dozens missing has cast a harsh spotlight on Indonesia’s weak construction safety standards and the shortcomings of local administrations in monitoring urban development.
The three-story Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school crumbled on Monday afternoon after construction workers poured concrete onto the top floor, which was still under construction. At the time, hundreds of students were performing afternoon prayers on the first floor when the building gave way.
As of Wednesday evening, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported at least five deaths and dozens of injuries.
A joint search and rescue operation, involving BNPB personnel and local authorities, pulled five additional survivors from the rubble on Wednesday, while frantic families urged rescuers to speed up efforts to reach the 59 people still believed trapped beneath the debris.
However, BNPB head Suharyanto said on Thursday that no more signs of life had been detected four days after the disaster.
“We used high-tech equipment like thermal drones, and, technically, there were no more signs of life,” he said.
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