Watch: One street away from collapsed school as relatives wait for news

Four students have died after a school building collapsed in Indonesia on Monday, 99 others were taken to hospital but it is thought 38 people are still trapped.

The BBC reports from a nearby centre where relatives face an anxious wait for any updates.

Rescuers say they have been able to communicate with seven students and give them oxygen.

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