2 w. ago Indonesia’s Islamic schools under scrutiny after 67 killed in building collapse

Indonesia has pledged tighter management of Islamic boarding schools after the tragic collapse of one that killed at least 67 people, with the incident drawing attention to long-standing concerns about the lack of oversight and funding for the country’s vast network of faith-based schools. The disaster – Indonesia’s deadliest so far this year – occurred on September 29, when a three-storey mosque inside the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School complex in Sidoarjo, East Java, caved in during...

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2 w. ago Indonesian school collapse death toll hits 54 after rescuers clear 80% of debris

The death toll from the collapse of a school in Indonesia last week has climbed to 54 people as rescuers have cleared nearly all of the debris, rescue authorities said on Monday, in the country’s deadliest disaster this year. Piles of concrete caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys after the collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the Indonesian town of Sidoarjo, in East Java province, trapping and later killing them. Using excavators, rescuers late on Sunday cleared 80 per...

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2 w. ago ‘No more signs of life’ 3 days after Indonesian school collapsed, rescuers say

Rescuers detected “no more signs of life” at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official said on Thursday, raising fears that no more survivors would be found. Part of the multi-storey Al Khoziny Boarding School on the main island of Java suddenly collapsed on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers. After days of rescue operations, 59 people were still feared buried under the rubble after at least five people had been...

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3 w. ago 91 students still trapped 2 days after Indonesian school collapses

At least 91 students remain trapped in concrete rubble almost two days after an Islamic school building in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, collapsed on them, authorities said after reviewing attendance records and reports from anxious families of those missing. More than 300 rescuers desperately worked to free survivors on Wednesday morning, after the structure fell on top of hundreds of people, mostly teen boys, who had been performing afternoon prayers on Monday in a prayer hall at the century-old Al...

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3 w. ago Islamic school in Indonesia collapses, killing 1 pupil and injuring 83

A building under construction at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia collapsed on dozens of praying students Monday, killing at least one pupil, injuring dozens and burying others in the rubble, officials said. Police, soldiers and rescuers dug into the debris through the night in attempts to locate at least three additional pupils believed to be trapped alive at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo. Rescuers also said they saw additional bodies, indicating...

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3 w. ago Islamic school in Indonesia collapses, killing 1 pupil and injuring 99

Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors on Tuesday morning, more than 12 hours after the structure fell. At least one student was killed, dozens were injured and 65 were presumed buried in the rubble. Rescuers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors more than eight hours after the collapse at Al Khoziny Islamic...

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3 w. ago Islamic school in Indonesia collapses, killing 3 pupils and injuring dozens more

Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors on Tuesday morning, more than 12 hours after the structure fell. At least three students were killed, more than 100 were injured, and dozens were presumed buried in the rubble. Rescuers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors more than eight hours after the collapse at Al...

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3 w. ago Crowded Kyoto spoils class trip experience for Japan’s schools

The crush of foreign visitors in Kyoto has become so overwhelming that some Japanese schools are abandoning the ancient capital as a destination for their class trips – a quiet but telling sign of how overtourism is reshaping life for local residents. Teachers complain their pupils now face packed buses and subways, crowds at temples and shrines, and hotel and restaurant prices that have doubled or even tripled. The result, according to school trip organisers, is disappointment for students and...

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3 w. ago Overtourism in Kyoto turns rite of passage into disappointment for Japan schools

The crush of foreign visitors in Kyoto has become so overwhelming that some Japanese schools are abandoning the ancient capital as a destination for their class trips – a quiet but telling sign of how overtourism is reshaping life for local residents. Teachers complain their pupils now face packed buses and subways, crowds at temples and shrines, and hotel and restaurant prices that have doubled or even tripled. The result, according to school trip organisers, is disappointment for students and...

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