At least one person died and dozens were injured Monday after an Islamic school building collapsed on Indonesia's main island of Java, a police official said.

More than 100 students had gathered to perform afternoon prayers when the multistorey building suddenly collapsed, state news agency Antara reported, citing a witness.

East Java police spokesman Jules Abraham Abast told reporters that rescuers evacuated at least 79 victims from the incident at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in the town of Sidoarjo.

At least one victim had died following the incident, Jules said, citing information from a hospital, without disclosing further details.

Authorities are working to establish how many victims are still at the scene, he said.

"We, along with relevant stakeholders, are actively c

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