"Indonesian rescuers were racing on Tuesday to find 38 people feared trapped beneath the rubble of an Islamic boarding school that collapsed in East Java during afternoon prayers, killing three, according to disaster officials. Three people were confirmed dead and 99 others survived Monday's collapse at the Al Khoziny boarding school in Sidoarjo, a town about 780 km (480 miles) east of Jakarta, according to Mohammad Syafii, head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency."
"Earlier on Tuesday, disaster mitigation agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said the unstable building collapsed during construction. "This sudden occurrence caused building material to fall on dozens of students and workers," he said. An excavator and a crane were among the heavy equipment Syafii said searchers were using to shift the rubble. Nanang Sigit, a local search and rescue official, said 38 people remained missing and authorities would not use heavy equipment for fear of causing the remaining structure to collapse."
A boarding school building in Sidoarjo, East Java, collapsed during afternoon prayers after alleged fourth-floor construction overloaded inadequate foundations. Three people died and 99 survived the collapse. Rescue teams, including police, soldiers and search and rescue personnel, pulled out injured survivors and used heavy equipment to shift rubble while racing to find 38 people feared trapped. Authorities later cautioned against heavy machinery near remaining unstable structures to avoid further collapse. Nearly 80 injured were taken to hospital. Families gathered at a whiteboard listing survivors. Caretaker statements and agency comments pointed to foundation failure as the probable cause.
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