The number of deaths from the collapse of the Indonesia School rises to 14 and has found more victims Infrastructure news

The authorities say they use heavy equipment to search for 49 people who remain missing.

The number of deaths from The collapse of an internal school In the East Java Province of Indonesia, it rose to 14, according to officials, where rescuers are fighting to restore dozens of students who believe they are still buried under the rubble.

Hundreds of students, most of whom were children in adolescence, were inside the Islamic Al -Asam Al -Khuzi school in the town of Sidwaro when it collapsed on Monday, initially resulted in five students and injured about 100.

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The head of the National Disaster Relief Agency (BNPB) told Suharyanto to reporters on Saturday that rescuers found nine bodies on Friday, which raised the death toll to 14.

“As of today, we are still looking for 49 people who are still missing,” said Sohaaranto, who is applying in the name of broadcaster Compass TV.

Suhaaranto said more victims could be found, as rescuers moved to use heavy machines to remove sites in which the victims are believed to be buried under the rubble.

He said: “After finding the last victim last night, we focus on huge cleaning, with heavy equipment entering the collapsed areas.”

Suhaaranto said that identifying the victims was complicated because of the fact that most of the victims were less than 18 years old and had no government identity cards or fingerprint records.

“Some of the bodies were severely damaged so that they cannot be visually recognized,” he said.

Abdel -Mawari, head of the Disaster, Information and Communications Center at BNPB, said that the total number of registered victims is 167, 104 of whom were found and safe.

Fourteen of the survivors receives a hospital treatment, while 89 were discharged. One of them was transferred to another hospital, and Mohari added.

The school collapsed was so violent that he sent tremors across the neighborhood, according to residents.

Experts said that investigators are looking for the cause of the collapse, but the initial signs indicated the construction below the required level.

Officials said the rescue operation was complicated because the vibrations in one place could affect other areas.

But the families of the missing persons agreed on Thursday to use heavy equipment, after the end of the 72 -hour “golden period” to get the best opportunity to survive.

The rescue operation was complicated by the earthquake, which was struck overnight on Tuesday, which resulted in a short period of search.