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Indonesia Ends Search for Victims of Boarding School Collapse, 61 Dead

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Indonesia Ends Search for Victims of Boarding School Collapse, 61 Dead

Rescuers gather near the site of a building collapse at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, on Oct. 2, 2025. Dipta Wahyu/Reuters

JAKARTA—Indonesian rescuers wrapped up the search on Tuesday for victims trapped under the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school in the province of East Java, after retrieving more than 60 bodies, disaster authorities said.

Grief and confusion gripped the small town of Sidoarjo last week after foundational failures caused the Al Khoziny school to cave in on hundreds of people, mostly teenage boys, while they were at afternoon prayers. Most escaped.

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