Jakarta, Oct. 4 -- Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has intensified coordination over the use of heavy machinery in the ongoing rescue operation at the collapsed Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Buduran, Sidoarjo, East Java, to ensure personnel safety and speed up victim evacuation.

Basarnas Director of Operations Yudhi Bramantyo said during a press conference from Jakarta on Saturday that lessons from the previous day underscored the need for tighter coordination between heavy equipment operators and rescue teams.

"We have coordinated with the Military District Commander (Dandim), who oversees the use of heavy equipment, to ensure more precise deployment. Some areas should not be handled with machinery and ...