Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 49 as search for missing students continues | Indonesia
Last week, after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school, Indonesian rescuers, who were looking for missing students, rescued dozens of students’ bodies during the weekend and brought the approved mortality rate to 49.
Recovery teams using Jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes heavy excavators equipped with bare hands, 14 students still removed tons of rubble in the attempt to find losses. The National Disaster Reduction Agency said rescuers found only 35 bodies during the weekend.
On September 29, the building fell on hundreds of students on September 29 at the century -old Al Khoziny School in Sidoarjo, East of Java Island, Indonesia. 97 of the rescued were treated for various injuries and were released. Six people were subjected to serious injuries and were hospitalized on Sunday.
The police claim that two levels have been added without permission to the two -storey building and leads to structural failure. This triggered widespread anger on illegal construction in Indonesia.
“Construction could not support the load when pouring concrete [to build] The third floor, which does not meet the standards and the entire 800 square meter construction collapsed. ”
Irmawan also said that students should not be allowed in a building during the construction phase.
Sidoarjo Region’s chief Subandi confirmed that the school’s administration did not apply for the necessary permission before starting construction.
Saydi, who went with a single name, said, “Many buildings, including traditional boarding school extensions, were built without permission in non -urban areas,” he said.
Indonesia’s 2002 building construction code states that before any construction, the relevant authorities should be allowed or other owners are facing fines and imprisonment. If a violation causes death, it may lead to prison for up to 15 years and a fine of 8 billion Rupiah (about $ 500,000).
Abdus Salam Mujib, a respected Islamic cleric in East Java, presented a rare public apology in a rare appearance.
“This is really the will of God, so we must all be patient, and God will change it with good, much better,” he said. “We must make sure that God will reward those who are affected by this event with great awards.”
Criminal investigations, including Muslim clergy, continue to be sensitive in the world’s most populous Muslim majority country.
Since the collapse, no comment was made from school officials.
East Java Police Chief Nanang Avianto said on Sunday, “We will investigate this case thoroughly,” he said.
“Our investigation also requires guidance from a team of construction experts to determine whether the school’s negligence causes deaths.”
