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 Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in East Java province that was undergoing an unauthorised expansion.

At least three students have been confirmed dead and 100 others were injured, many with head injuries and broken bones.

The National Disaster Management Agency revised the number of people presumed buried in the rubble to 91 late on Tuesday from the previous 38.

Deadly collapse of Islamic school in Indonesia

Deadly collapse of Islamic school in Indonesia

At least six children were alive under the rubble, the agency said, but the search was made difficult by the slabs of concrete and other unstable, heavy parts of the building. Heavy equipment was available but not being used due to concerns that it could cause further collapse.