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Overcrowding in dormitories and the failure to follow safety guidelines, such as keeping exits clear and windows unlocked, have frequently been blamed for the high number of casualties.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Overcrowding in dormitories and the failure to follow safety guidelines have frequently been blamed for the high number of casualties.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Its gymnasium and dormitories need repairs and upgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

"Come see our dormitories," student Ulric Sambizafy offered at one of a wave of protests that have rocked the Indian Ocean island nation since September 25.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

We’d been working again for an hour—or sitting at our benches, no one could work —when the order came to return to dormitories.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom