Government Accountability

Indonesia Boarding School Collapse Exposes Global Neglect of Building Safety—91 Still Missing

By National Security Desk | October 1, 2025

A devastating dormitory collapse in Indonesia leaves at least 91 missing and exposes critical failures in building safety regulations, underscoring the need for America to double down on its own infrastructure standards and border security against imported risks.

On Monday, an Islamic boarding school dormitory in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, crumbled catastrophically while students were praying below. The disaster has left at least three dead and a staggering 91 people missing as rescue teams scramble through unstable rubble, exposing alarming negligence in construction safety that too often proliferates unchecked outside America’s borders. Why Are Basic Safety Standards Being Ignored—and What Does This Mean for America? The National Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia (BNPB) now reports almost triple the number of missing persons compared to the day before. While over 300 rescuers painstakingly search for survivors without heavy machinery...

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