At least 91 people remain trapped under building rubble following a school collapse in Indonesia, government authorities said.
Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management, or BNPB, reported the latest figures on Tuesday evening, revising the number from an estimate of 38 people earlier in the day .
The agency said at least six people are still alive under the rubble, where they have been trapped for nearly two days.
“Rescue efforts are currently being carried out manually by digging holes and openings to evacuate survivors,” BNPB said in a statement on Facebook, noting the use of heavy equipment could trigger further collapse.
“The joint [search and rescue] team has detected signs of six people still alive in one section of the collapse. Through existing gaps, rescuers have m