5 The survivors withdrew from the ruins of the collapsed Indonesian school, but dozens are still besieged

On Wednesday, rescue workers continued to search for dozens of missing students suspected to be buried under the rubble of the collapsed school in the eastern Java Province, Indonesia.

The death toll after the accident on Monday increased to six, according to Yuddi Bramantio, deputy chief of operations at the National Search and Rescue Agency.

Five of the survivors were successfully rescued after drilling a tunnel at the building base to their location.

“Their circumstances were better as they were discovered yesterday. They can communicate since yesterday while their bodies are covered with concrete. We have been able to provide food and drink support since yesterday,” said Bramanteo.

The Islamic Army School, which the authorities said, were going through an unauthorized expansion to add two new floors, during the afternoon prayer on Monday, when she sent boards of concrete and other heavy debris that collided with students below.

More than 300 work workers continued desperately at the scene to try to reach those who were discovered that they were still alive and besieged below.

“We hope that we can complete this process soon,” Mohamed Sayyafi, head of the National Search and Rescue Agency in Indonesia, told reporters.

He said at the press conference: “We are currently racing against time because it is possible that we can save the lives of those we discovered during the golden hours.”

In a sign of hope, the rescuers pulled one boy alive on Wednesday afternoon, and they carried him cautiously on a strain to be transferred to the hospital for treatment. His condition was not immediately known.

The authorities said that among nearly 100 injuries, 26 are still in the hospital, and many of them were said to have suffered from head injuries and broken bones.

Unstable circumstances

Before saving on Wednesday, SYAFII said that at least six children are alive under the rubble, but the search was complicated with concrete panels and other parts of the building unstable. Heavy equipment is available, but it is not currently used due to concerns that may cause further collapse.

Rescuers run oxygen, water and food from narrow gaps to those who are still trapped under the debris to keep them alive. Search teams have also used the thermal detectors and drones to detect potential survivors to save them.

The Temple fell over hundreds of people at about 2:30 pm on Monday in the prayer hall at Al -Khazni Islamic School of A century in the last century in Siduaro, on the eastern side of Java Island in Indonesia.

Most students were boys in grades from 7 to 12, between the ages of 12 and 18.

The survivors said that the students were praying in another part of the building and managed to escape.

The prayer hall was high two floors, but two others were added without a permit, according to the authorities. Police said that the old building Foundation was unable to support two floors of concrete and collapsed during a casting process.

The authorities had initially said that only 38 people were missing, but they were soaked to 91 years late on Tuesday after consulting the audience lists and speaking with families.

“In the early stages, there will inevitably be some ambiguity about data,” said Sohaaranto, head of the National Agency for Understanding National Disasters in the country, which is going through one name, as is common in Indonesia.