Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54 | International

SIDOARJO, Indonesia, Oct 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 54 on Monday, officials said, as rescuers searched for more than a dozen still missing. Part of the multi-storey building on Indonesia's Java island collapsed suddenly last week as students gathered for afternoon prayers. As of this morning, "we have retrieved 54 dead victims, including five body parts," National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) operations director Yudhi Bramantyo told a press conference. Rescuers were still working around the clock in the rubble of the Islamic boarding school. "We hope we can conclude the recovery today (Monday), and we will return the bodies (to the families)," Yudhi said. The collapse was Indonesia's deadliest disaster...