Not less than 15 individuals had been killed and 90 others had been injured when the roof of a well-attended Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed early Tuesday morning, in response to the New York Instances.
Rubby Pérez, a preferred merengue singer, was performing on the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo on the time of the roof collapse. In line with native authorities, Pérez was amongst those that was pulled alive from the rubble. As of Tuesday morning, rescue crews had been nonetheless trying to find survivors.
“Our metropolis wakes as much as a horrible tragedy that occurred on the Jet Set nightclub. My deepest sympathy goes out to the households nonetheless ready for information of their family members,” Carolina Mejía de Garrigó, the mayor of Santo Domingo, wrote in an announcement posted to social media.
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