Death toll from school collapse in Indonesia rises to 13

The death toll from the collapse of the Al-Khozini boarding school in the Indonesian city of Sidoarjo has risen to 13 people, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper reported on October 3, citing data from officials.

It is assumed that dozens of people still remain buried under the rubble, showing no signs of life a few days after the disaster. The number of people rescued is 103.

"Today we found five more victims, all of them were found dead," said Nanang Sigit, head of the Surabaya Search and Rescue Department.

Thus, the number of victims increased to 10 people. After that, another victim was found in the school's public service area. There were also two male school students nearby who survived but were injured by the collapse of the ceiling. Then two more bodies were found.

"Before the bodies of five people were discovered, officials said that 59 people were considered missing," the newspaper notes.

Some families of the dead schoolchildren who gathered at the scene of the tragedy expressed their desire to join the rescue operation. There may still be children under the rubble. According to the first results of the investigation, the building collapsed due to substandard construction, the support columns could not withstand the load after an additional fourth floor was erected.

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As a result of the tragedy, three people died.

It was reported on September 30 that a school building collapsed in Indonesia. The incident occurred at an Islamic boarding school in the east of Java Island. It was clarified that among the missing were mostly boys from grades 7 to 11, aged 12 to 17 years.

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