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East Java Islamic School Collapse During Prayers Leaves One Dead, Dozens Injured, Dozens Missing

Police point to an unauthorized multi-floor expansion as a likely cause under investigation.

Overview

  • Search and rescue operations continue in Sidoarjo with teams looking for about 38 people still unaccounted for.
  • Disaster officials confirm at least one student dead and roughly 80–99 injured, many treated at nearby hospitals.
  • Kompas TV reports seven trapped people were located alive by midday local time, according to search crews.
  • The building partly collapsed during a concrete pour while students prayed, after witnesses reported shaking and groaning noises.
  • Police say the old two-storey hall had two additional concrete floors added without permits and its foundation likely failed, and an official probe is underway.