Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 45

Relatives of missing students gather as rescuers continue searching for victims at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, on October 5, 2025, after a multi-storey building at the school collapsed. The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 37 on October 5, officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble. - Photo: AFP

SIDOARJO, (Indonesia): The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 45 on Sunday (Oct 5), officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble.

Part of the multi-storey building on Indonesia's Java island collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers.