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East Java Boarding School Collapse Death Toll Climbs to 37

Investigators are examining suspected structural failures tied to an unauthorised expansion.

Overview

  • The National Search and Rescue Agency said 37 bodies have been recovered, 104 people are safe and 26 remain unaccounted for out of 167 recorded.
  • Rescuers are clearing rubble with excavators and sniffer dogs after families agreed to heavy machinery use following the 72-hour survival window.
  • Operations have been slowed at times by unstable debris and earlier aftershocks, with crews transitioning from hand digging to controlled excavation.
  • Most victims are boys aged roughly 12 to 17, while female students in another section were reported unharmed.
  • Earlier figures from the disaster agency listed 14 dead and 49 missing, reflecting shifting counts as recovery progresses and identification proves difficult for under-18 victims lacking formal ID.