The number of deaths of a school collapse in Indonesia increased to 50

The agency concerned with the confrontation of disasters in Indonesia said today, Monday, that the number of students who were confirmed to be killed after the collapse of a school building last week rose to at least 50 after rescue teams removed most of the rubble, in the worst disaster in the country this year.

The piles of concrete fell to hundreds of students, most of whom were boys between the ages of 13 and 19, after the collapse of the Al -Khuzini Islamic Islamic School in the town of Sidwaro in the eastern province of Java, which led to their besiege and then their death.

The authority said in a statement that the rescue teams were able to use cranes to remove 80 percent of the rubble and found bodies and body parts of victims.

Body Iraan, deputy body concerned with disasters, said that 50 people were killed based on the bodies that were recovered, and that rescuers are expected to finish searches by the end of the day at the end of 13 other victims.
The authorities said that the foundations of the school did not bear the construction work on the upper floors, causing the collapse.