Nightmare has no end for students who were trapped in the debris of Islamic school On the island of Java to Indonesia which collapsed on Monday (29.09.2025) but also for their relatives. The confirmed dead have even reached 9, according to the National Disaster Management Agency in the country, while investigations into survivors are continuing.
The al -Kozini school in the city of Sinto, Indonesia, which is 780 kilometers east of Jakarta, collapsed while teenage students had gathered for afternoon prayer In a mosque housed on a low floor of the building, the higher floors were under construction, resulting in dozens of people trapped.
Rescuers are still looking for more than 50 students, most boys aged 13 to 19, who remain under the ruins.
According to an official announcement, 59 people are still ignoredwith officials clarifying Thursday that no longer identified any point of life under debris, Which means that the final report is likely to be much larger.
The number of dead increased to 9 of 5 Yesterday, after rescuers were allowed by students’ parents to use heavy machinery in the ruins.
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According to the Disaster Management Service, 14 people are hospitalized after rescuing them.
Research has begun to clarify the causes of collapse and, according to the first estimates of experts, the boarding school building had structural problems and did not meet the building regulation.
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In Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the world, there are a total of 42,000 Islamic boarding houses, where 7 million students attend.