"Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors Tuesday a day after the structure fell. At least three students were killed, more than 100 were injured and dozens were presumed buried in the rubble. Rescue workers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors more than eight hours after the collapse at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo."
"Rescue efforts were temporarily suspended at 10:15 a.m. as the collapsed concrete shook suddenly. People immediately ran for their lives, fearing another collapse, as rescuers urged everyone in the area to avoid the building, including more than a dozens of ambulances that parked near the scene. The work resumed around 1:45 p.m. The students are mostly boys in grades seven to 11, between ages 12 and 18. Grieving relatives Families anxiously awaited news at hospitals or near the collapsed building. A notice posted at the school complex Tuesday morning listed 65 students as missing. National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari revised the number of people presumed buried in the rubble to 38 by midday."
A concrete school building collapsed in Sidoarjo, East Java, leaving at least three students dead, more than 100 injured and dozens presumed buried. Rescue teams, police and soldiers worked through the night to dig survivors from the rubble, pulling out eight weak and injured students more than eight hours after the collapse. Search operations were temporarily halted when unstable concrete shifted, then resumed hours later. Most victims were boys aged 12 to 18 in grades seven through eleven. A school notice listed 65 students missing, and officials revised the presumed buried number to 38 by midday. Heavy equipment was withheld to avoid further collapse while families waited anxiously.
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