Officials fear time is running out for dozens of missing students trapped under rubble
“How to keep the lives of targets when you still have the same access – this will take us a little longer,” he said.
The building fell at around 14:30 on Monday at an Indonesian time, about 780km east of Jakarta, on the east side of Java Island, in a prayer hall at the century -old Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo.
The students in the hall were mostly men in seven to 12 classes between the ages of 12-18. The female students prayed in another part of the building and managed to escape.
Most recovery typically take place within 24 hours after such disasters, and the chance to survive the next day is reduced. More than 300 workers are still alive and staying in place while trying to reach those who are found to be trapped.
“We hope that we can complete this operation soon, Muhammad said Muhammad Siafii, President of the National Search and Rescue Agency, said. “We are competing against time right now because we can save it anyway [the] The lives of the people we identified during the golden hours. “
It was reported that the school building had undergone unauthorized building works to expand it. Credit: Getty Images
Authorities, approximately 100 dozens were still taken to hospital, many of them were said to have experienced head injury and broken bones.
Before the rescue on Wednesday, Syfii’s agency said that at least six children were alive under rubble, but the search was complex by concrete plates and other unstable parts of the building.
Heavy equipment is available, but it is not currently used because of concerns that they may cause more collapse. The savior in fixed hats passed through tight passages made of concrete blocks, steel rods and rubbles, with hammer and hand electric tools to reach and reach the survivors.
Relatives are gathered outside the school on Wednesday.Credit: AP
Oxygen, water and food are sent to those who are still stuck under the debris to keep them alive. The search teams also used detectors and thermal drones to detect potential survivors.
Authorities initially said that 38 people were missing, but after checking the sequel lists and talking to families, he revised upwards on Tuesday. It is believed that about 59 people are under rubble.
“In the early stages, there will be inevitably some confusion about the data,” he said, as it is common in Indonesia.
AP
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