Jakarta, Sept. 30 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that the search for 38 people believed to be trapped under the collapsed Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, continues as of Tuesday afternoon.
"There are 38 people (still unaccounted for)," said Head of BNPB's Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center Abdul Muhari here on Tuesday.
He noted that a total of 102 people have been evacuated from the site. Of these, 91 managed to escape on their own, while 11 were rescued by joint search and rescue (SAR) personnel.
"One of the 11 rescued victims was found dead," Muhari confirmed.
Meanwhile, 77 injured victims have been transported to nearby hospitals. Thirty-four of them were sent...
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