At least 65 students presumed buried under rubble of collapsed Indonesian school

At least 65 students presumed buried under rubble of collapsed Indonesian school
Rescuers pull out a survivor from a collapsed building at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

At least one student was killed, dozens were injured, and 65 others were believed to be buried as rescuers delivered oxygen and water to those trapped beneath the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia.

Rescue workers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors more than eight hours after the collapse at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo.

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