Overview

• Part of the multi-storey Al-Khozaini Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo collapsed during the afternoon prayer when more than 100 students had gathered.
• Search and rescue teams from Surabaya report seven students remain trapped beneath the prayer room rubble and extraction operations are ongoing.
• Rescue workers have reported seeing bodies under debris, leading authorities to warn the death toll could rise as recovery proceeds.
• The East Java police spokesman said teams have evacuated at least 79 injured people to local hospitals, and one fatality has been confirmed.
• Families have converged on hospitals and the collapse site for updates, as the school’s head, Haj Abdulsalam Mujib, urges patience and has not announced a suspension of activities.