Mom Speaks Out as Son Remains Missing After Boarding School Collapse

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As the death toll continues to rise after a boarding school in Indonesia collapsed, more than 50 young students remain missing

The disaster struck the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School, located in Sidoarjo, on Monday, Sept. 29

On Thursday, Oct. 2, emergency responders shifted their efforts from rescuing trapped students to recovering their bodies

As the death toll continues to rise after a boarding school in Indonesia collapsed, more than 50 young students remain missing — but hopes for finding any more survivors has dimmed.

The Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School, located in Sidoarjo, which is about 485 miles east of the country's capital, crumbled on Monday, Sept. 29.

There were 105 survivors, including a 13-year-old boy named Rizalul Qoib, according to the Associ