Collapsed school operation shifts from rescue to recovery | ABC NEWS
An operation to rescue around 60 children trapped under an Islamic Boarding School in Indonesia’s East Java province has now shifted into a recovery operation, with the death toll expected to significantly rise.
The Al-Khoziny school in Sidoarjo collapsed on Monday during afternoon prayers, when more than 100 children, mostly teenage boys, were gathered in the lower floors.
It’s estimated 59 children are still buried beneath the building, but as the 72-hour golden window closes, and no signs of life are detected, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said parents have given consent to bring in heavy machinery to recover their loved ones.
At least five people have died in the tragedy, and the death toll could rise as high as 64.
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