Update On Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School: 26 Santri Killed, 21 Not Identified

The SAR team evacuated the bodies of the victims from the collapse of the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School building in Buduran, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, Saturday (4/10/2025) night. (ANTARA)

Basarnas recorded 26 students who died and were successfully evacuated from the collapse of the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School building, Buduran, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, until Saturday, October 4 evening.

Basarnas Operations Director Yudhi Bramantyo in a statement received in Jakarta, early Sunday, said that of these, 21 bodies could not be identified.

"Until now, a total of 130 victims were found, consisting of 104 survivors and 26 deaths," he said as SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC) quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, October 5.

According to him, the search process was carried out with a full 24-hour pattern and on Saturday night the joint SAR team evacuated again as many as 12 victims from the ruins of the Islamic boarding school building.

A team from the Basarnas emergency post at the scene reported that the 31st victim or the fourth body found that day was successfully evacuated from the A1 sector at 21.15 WIB. After that, three other bodies were found close to the A3 sector at around 22.00 WIB.

The search continued in the A3 sector with the discovery of the 34th body at 22.46 WIB, then the 35th body at 22.57 WIB, the 36th body at 22.59 WIB, and the 37th body at 23.01 WIB.

At the same location, the team again found two other bodies, namely the 38th victim at 23.26 WIB and the 39th victim at 23.29 WIB.

Basarnas ensures that search and rescue operations continue to be carried out by involving hundreds of joint personnel, considering that there are still a number of victims who have not been found and most of the bodies that have not been identified.