BNPB estimates that there are another 91 students buried by the ruins of Ponpres in Sidoarjo

Jakarta – The combined SAR team continues to evacuate efforts to the victims of the Musala at the Al Khozyni Islamic boarding school, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java. BNPB estimates that there are still dozens of students buried in collapsed buildings. “Based on students’ attendance data, as many as 91 people were allegedly buried by building materials,” the head of the BNPB data, information and communications center, Abdul Muhari, said in a written statement Tuesday (30/9/2025). He said the data was earlier an update of 19.00 WIB. Joint staff consisting of Basarnas, East Java BPBD, Sidoarjo BPBD, Jombang BPBD, Mojokerto and Nganjuk, provincial SDA public works, Tagana Social Service and TNI-Polri officers were deployed alternately for evacuation. Browse to continue with the content “heavy equipment was also warned, but its use was not done because vibrations were feared that vibrations could aggravate the state of the ruins,” he said. The rescue effort is focused by digging a hole and gap to vacate victims. The combined SAR team spotted the existence of six victims that still survived in one of the ruins segments. “Through existing gaps, officers have distributed food and drinks to retain the condition of the victims,” ​​Muhari said. The evacuation process is also awaiting the assessment of the authorities. If the results of the assessment say that there are no more vibrant victims, heavy equipment will be used to evacuate the body. The SAR team also still formulates steps with construction experts to clean up the debris on the evacuation route without causing a subsequent ruins. Temporary data from Tuesday (30/9) at 19:00 WIB continued to undergo 26 victims, 70 people were allowed to go home, three people were killed and one patient was referred to the Mojokerto hospital. (RFS/HAF)