Death toll rises to 14 in Indonesian Islamic school collapse, 49 students still listed as missing

Rescuers clear debris from the site of a building that collapsed at an Islamic boarding school during the search for victims in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. -- AP Photo/Trisnadi

JAKARTA (dpa): The death toll from the collapse of a four-story Islamic boarding school in Indonesia's East Java Province has risen to 14, officials said on Saturday.

The Al Khoziny boarding school in Sidoarjo district crumbled on Monday during a concrete-pouring operation, trapping scores of students, most of them teenagers.