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Frantic rush to reach scores of students missing for days after boarding school collapse in Indonesia

Headline from Local News 8, from the development of Sep 30, 2025

Newest development Oct 6, 2025 · 3 reportsIndonesia School Collapse Death Toll Reaches 49, 14 Still Missing

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Indonesian rescue teams are frantically searching for scores of young students buried for two days under concrete rubble after their Islamic boarding school collapsed on them during afternoon prayers.

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  1. Names this update

    Frantic rush to reach scores of students missing for days after boarding school collapse in Indonesia

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Indonesia school collapse: 'No signs of life' detected – DW

    Headline from Deutsche Welle ·

  3. Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 37

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  4. Newest

    Indonesia School Collapse Death Toll Reaches 49, 14 Still Missing

    Headline from Newsweek ·

Reports & sources

29 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Indonesia school collapse: three dead and over 90 missing as rescue effort continues (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Instability of building in East Java town hampers search but 99 boys and school staff known to have survived

  2. Al Jazeera

    School collapse in Indonesia leaves three dead, 38 missing (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management says 77 victims were taken to hospitals for treatment.

  3. The Guardian

    Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Death toll expected to rise as instability of building in East Java town hampers rescue efforts

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Indonesia school collapse: Rescuers race to save survivors – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Islamic school building collapsed while dozens of young students were attending afternoon prayers. Rescuers continue their race to find survivors and recover bodies buried in the rubble.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Deadly School Collapse Leaves Dozens Buried Under Rubble, Officials Say (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Rescuers pumped oxygen and water to students after their school building in Indonesia collapsed on Monday, killing at least three and burying dozens more.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Indonesia: Dozens trapped in school building collapse – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Islamic school building collapsed while dozens of young students were attending afternoon prayers. Rescuers said they have seen several bodies buried in the rubble.

  7. Local News 8

    Frantic rush to reach scores of students missing for days after boarding school collapse in Indonesia (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Indonesian rescue teams are frantically searching for scores of young students buried for two days under concrete rubble after their Islamic boarding school collapsed on them during afternoon prayers.

  8. CBS News

    Indonesia school collapse kills at least 3, sparks race to find dozens of survivors under rubble (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Indonesia school collapse sparks frantic search for dozens of students feared trapped under rubble in East Java.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Over 90 people believed buried under rubble after Indonesia school collapse (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Authorities say six people are still alive under the rubble of the school and in contact with rescue workers.

  10. The Guardian

    Indonesia school collapse: 91 missing and three dead as rescuers search rubble for second day (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    More than 90 people missing and at least three dead after building collapses as students held prayers at school in Sidoarjo

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Indonesia school collapse: Over 90 students still trapped – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Indonesia's disaster management agency said at least six children are still alive under the rubble, as workers race against time to save lives.

  12. NBC News

    At least 91 students remain buried in rubble 2 days after school collapse in Indonesia (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    SIDOARJO, Indonesia — At least 91 students remain trapped in concrete rubble almost two days after an Islamic school building collapsed on them, authorities said after reviewing attendance records and reports from anxious families of those missing

  13. People

    At Least 91 Students Remain Trapped in Rubble 2 Days After Boarding School Collapse: 'Every Second Counts' (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    The Al Khoziny boarding school in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, collapsed on Monday, Sept. 29. At least 91 people remain trapped in the rubble, according to officials, as rescue efforts continue

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Indonesia school collapse: 'No signs of life' detected – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Nearly 60 students are still missing after a school collapsed in Java. Rescuers have switched to using heavy machines to clear out debris as the clock is running out to find survivors.

  15. PBS NewsHour

    Hope of finding survivors in Indonesia school collapse fades as rescuers turn to heavy machinery (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Nearly 60 teenage students are still unaccounted for three days after the building caved in.

  16. Digital Journal

    Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 7: rescue official (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The death toll in a school collapse on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to seven on Friday after two bodies were pulled from the building's ruins, a

  17. Digital Journal

    Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 37 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 37 on Sunday, officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble.Part of

  18. Digital Journal

    Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 45 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 45 on Sunday, officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble.Part of

  19. NBC News

    Rescuers search for missing students after Indonesian school collapse kills 49 (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Indonesian rescuers searching for missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week recovered the bodies of dozens of students over the weekend, bringing the confirmed death toll to 49.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Death toll in Indonesian school collapse rises to at least 60 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Indonesia’s national search-and-rescue agency said more bodies discovered in the rubble, a week after school collapse.

  21. The Guardian

    Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 54 as search for missing students continues (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Excavators used to remove rubble while 14 people reportedly still unaccounted for and police allege building work was being carried out without a permit

  22. Deutsche Welle

    Indonesia: School collapse death toll climbs to at least 50 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A week after a school building collapsed in Indonesia, rescuers are still searching for missing people. So far, at least 50 bodies have been recovered.

  23. Newsweek

    Indonesia School Collapse Death Toll Reaches 49, 14 Still Missing (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Indonesia School Collapse Death Toll Reaches 49, 14 Still Missing

  24. The Guardian

    Indonesia school collapse: search for victims ends as 67 confirmed dead (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Grief and confusion gripped East Java last week after foundational failures caused the Al Khoziny Islamic school to collapse during afternoon prayers

  25. Al Jazeera

    Indonesia ends search for victims of school collapse with at least 61 dead (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Officials halt search at al-Khoziny school after clearing debris and determining no more bodies to be found.

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