"At least one person has died while dozens were trapped after an Islamic boarding school building collapsed in Indonesia's East Java province, officials said Tuesday. Over 100 people, mostly children, have been rescued from the debris of the Al Khoziny school which collapsed on Monday afternoon, the disaster mitigation agency said in a statement. It was unclear how many people were still stuck under the rubble of the building, with reports varying between 38 and 65 missing. The building collapsed under the weight of the fourth floor which was being constructed. The building's expansion had not been authorized, according to provincial police spokesperson Jules Abraham Abast."
"Rescue officials were providing oxygen and water to students who were still trapped under the rubble as they worked to free the survivors, over 12 hours after the accident occurred. "We have been running oxygen and water to those still trapped under the debris and keeping them alive while we work hard to get them out," said Nanang Sigit, the rescue officer leading the efforts. He said that rescuers had seen several bodies under the rubble but were focused on saving those who were still alive."
An Islamic boarding school building in East Java collapsed while the fourth floor was being constructed, causing at least one death and trapping dozens. Over 100 people, mostly children, were rescued from the debris, while reports varied between 38 and 65 people still missing under the rubble. Dozens of students had been in the prayer hall taking part in afternoon prayers when building material suddenly fell on students and workers. Rescuers provided oxygen and water to survivors trapped under the debris and worked through the night with hundreds of disaster workers, police and soldiers to dig people out. Teams temporarily suspended digging when the building shook amid fears of further collapse, and heavy machinery on site was not used due to unstable conditions. Provincial police said the building's fourth-floor expansion had not been authorized.
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