Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 6, with dozens of students still missing
Five survivors were successfully rescued after a tunnel was dug at the base of the building to their location
Indonesian rescuers were racing against the clock on Wednesday in search of dozens of missing students suspected of still being buried under the rubble of a collapsed school in the province of East Java.
The death toll following the incident on Monday has risen to six, according to Yudhi Bramantyo, Deputy Chief of Operations National Search and Rescue Agency.
Five survivors were successfully rescued after a tunnel was dug at the base of the building to their location.
“Their conditions were better as they were detected yesterday. They can communicate since yesterday while their bodies are covered by concrete. We have been able to provide food and drink support since yesterday,” Bramantyo said.
Dozens of students were still unaccounted for, he added.
Deadly collapse of Islamic school in Indonesia
The structure fell on top of hundreds of people at about 2.30pm on Monday in a prayer hall at the century-old al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, on the eastern side of Indonesia’s Java island.