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Indonesian crews pull more bodies from rubble of collapsed school as death toll rises
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WNYT.com NewsChannel 13
SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Recovery crews on Friday pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble of a school that collapsed in Indonesia, with dozens of students still unaccounted for and the death toll expected to rise.
Rescuers had been initially working by hand after the building being renovated caved in Monday as they searched for survivors.
By evening on Friday they had found five bodies, bringing the confirmed death toll to 10, with more than 50 students still unaccounted for.
Female students were praying in another part of the building and managed to escape, survivors said.
Police said the old building’s foundation apparently was unable to support two floors of concrete and collapsed during the pouring process.