Indonesia School Collapse: 5 Survivors Rescued as Search Continues for 91 Trapped Students

Oct 02, 2025 01:19 am CST

Rescue teams in Indonesia have extracted five survivors from a collapsed boarding school in Sidoarjo, Java, as they race against time to locate approximately 91 students still trapped in the rubble. The multi-story building collapsed during afternoon prayers, with preliminary investigations pointing to structural failures and substandard construction practices. As the critical 72-hour survival window narrows, rescuers are utilizing thermal-sensing drones and specialized tunneling techniques in their complex recovery operation.