Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Indonesia School Collapse Death Toll Rises to 14
A school in Indonesia collapsed, causing the death of 14 people.
Rescuers are searching for almost 50 missing students after the building fell down on Monday.
The school was adding extra floors without permits.
The collapse happened while students were praying, and many have been injured.
Rescuers are using heavy equipment and expect to complete the search by Saturday.
Many students had to be treated in the hospital for serious injuries.
The death toll from the school collapse rose to 14.
Nearly 50 students remain missing under the rubble.
The collapse occurred at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo.
Rescuers switched to heavy machinery to accelerate recovery.
Building collapsed because the foundation could not support additional floors.
- Who
- Students and rescuers
- What
- Collapse of school building and search for survivors
- When
- Collapse occurred on Monday; as of Friday, search ongoing
- Where
- Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia
- Why
- Building foundation could not support additional floors
Families
Rescuers
Rescue Operations
Families
Want their children found alive.
Rescuers
Need to remove debris for search.
- Location
- Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia
- School Name
- Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school
- Confirmed Deaths
- 14
- Missing
- Nearly 50 students
- Cause
- Building foundation could not support additional floors
- Injured Survivors
- Suffered serious head trauma and broken bones
- Rescue Efforts Completion
- Expected to be complete by end of Saturday
Sources
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Death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for trapped Indonesian students
Indonesia school collapse: Death toll rises to 14; dozens still missing
