Rescue teams in Indonesia have recovered 35 additional bodies over the weekend from the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school prayer hall, bringing the confirmed death toll to 49 students.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that 14 students remain missing following the September 29 collapse at the century-old Al Khoziny school in Sidoarjo, located on Java island's eastern side. Using heavy excavators, jackhammers, circular saws, and sometimes bare hands, rescuers continue working through tons of debris.

The tragedy has exposed widespread concerns about illegal construction practices across Indonesia, particularly in non-urban areas where building regulations are often ignored.

The incident involved hundreds of students—mostly boys aged 12 to........

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