Indonesian rescuers search for missing students after school collapse kills 40

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers searching for missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed on Tuesday recovered more than two dozens bodies over the weekend search, bringing the confirmed death toll to 40.

Using jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands, rescue teams diligently removed rubble in an attempt to find the 23 students reportedly still missing. Rescuers found 26 bodies over the weekend alone, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said.