A dramatic rescue operation is underway in Indonesia after an Islamic boarding school collapsed on Monday just as students were gathering for afternoon prayers. At least three students are dead and dozens of others may be trapped in the rubble following the collapse at the Al Khoziny boarding school in Sidoarjo, a town about 780 km east of Jakarta, federal emergency officials said. Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing. Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management said in a statement that 77 victims were taken to hospitals for treatment. Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while con
Dozens of students trapped after school collapses in Indonesia, officials say

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