At least 65 students are presumed buried under rubble after an Islamic school building collapsed in Indonesia , AP has repoted.

The incident occured in the East Java town of Sidoarjo. AP quoted rescuers saying that the body of a person who died in the collapse has been recovered, while they fear the death toll is likely to rise. Also Read | Gold mine collapses in Nigeria's Zamfara, at least 100 feared dead

99 injured students have been taken to hospitals so far.

Most of the victims were male, because female students were praying separately in another part of the building and managed to escape, survivors said. Residents, teachers and administrators assisted injured students, many with head injuries and broken bones.

Authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the buil

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