Summary
A school building in East Java, Indonesia, collapsed during construction, killing 54 people. Rescuers are currently searching for more than a dozen missing individuals, while authorities investigate the cause of the collapse.
Key Facts
- A school in East Java, Indonesia, collapsed while it was under construction.
- The death toll has reached 54 people, with search efforts ongoing for 13 more.
- Most victims were teenage boys gathered for prayers at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school.
- Indonesia's disaster agency says this is the country's deadliest disaster this year.
- Authorities suspect the building collapsed due to an unstable foundation.
- The building is a pesantren, a type of traditional Islamic boarding school, which often lacks strict regulation.
- Two people rescued from the rubble later died in the hospital.
- Rescue operations are difficult due to narrow spaces in the collapsed structure.
