{"id":22393,"date":"2025-10-01T04:42:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/10\/01\/indonesia-families-anxious-for-news-after-school-collapse\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T04:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:42:50","slug":"indonesia-families-anxious-for-news-after-school-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/10\/01\/indonesia-families-anxious-for-news-after-school-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia families anxious for news after school collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-124247733,imgsize-643939,width-400,resizemode-4\/.jpg\" alt=\"Indonesia families anxious for news after school collapse\" title=\"A woman weeps as rescue works are underway for victims (Image credits: AP)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"A woman weeps as rescue works are underway for victims (Image credits: AP)\">A woman weeps as rescue works are underway for victims (Image credits: AP)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SIDOARJO: Dozens of parents waited Wednesday near a collapsed school building on Indonesia&#8217;s main island of Java, an AFP correspondent said, as rescue teams searched for survivors under the rubble.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>At least three people died when the multi-storey building gave way in the town of Sidoarjo, with the national disaster mitigation agency saying 38 others were missing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Qoyyimah, a 42-year-old mother who like many Indonesians goes by one name, was in tears outside the flattened boarding school, desperate for news of her 15-year-son.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;I first heard about the collapse from my relatives who live around here. I was shocked,&#8221; said the woman from the nearby island of Madura.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Being away, &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t do anything,&#8221; she told AFP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t take it anymore, I couldn&#8217;t just wait for updates, I was restless and I had to see it for myself,&#8221; said Qoyyimah, who arrived on Tuesday, a day after the building collapsed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;I&#8217;m really worried,&#8221; she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>With rescue teams on the ground, an <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/earthquake\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">earthquake<\/a> that struck overnight off the coast nearby brought their work to a brief halt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Local media reports quoted a school official as saying construction work had been ongoing for the past nine months.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The building collapsed after its foundation pillars failed to support the weight of new construction on the fourth floor of the school, according to the national disaster management agency&#8217;s spokesman Abdul Muhari.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Lax construction standards have raised widespread concerns about building safety in Indonesia, where it is common to leave structures, particularly houses, partially completed, allowing owners to add extra floors later when their budgets permit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Earlier this month, at least three people were killed and dozens injured when a building hosting a prayer recital collapsed in West Java province.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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