Indonesia school collapse toll hits 67 as search ends | International

SIDOARJO, Indonesia, Oct 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The search for victims of last week's Indonesian school collapse ended on Tuesday with the death toll climbing to 67, an official said. Part of the multi-storey Islamic boarding school on Indonesia's Java island caved in on September 29 as more than 170 students gathered for afternoon prayers. "Entering the 9th day, we have concluded the search and rescue operation for the victims," head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Mohammad Syafii, told a press conference. The agency's operations director, Yudhi Bramantyo, said rescuers on Tuesday cleared all the rubble at the collapse site, scoured the area, and concluded it was very unlikely they would find more bodies. "The total number...