The quantity of people that have died after a nightclub roof collapsed within the capital of the Dominican Republic has risen to 225.
Officers stated 189 individuals had been rescued alive from the rubble of the Jet Set membership in Santo Domingo after the catastrophe on Tuesday, with 15 nonetheless in hospital, together with 5 in a essential situation.
4 individuals died in a single day, elevating the whole quantity who’ve died to 225 by Saturday and well being authorities stated all of their our bodies have been returned to their households.
Politicians, athletes and a dressmaker had been amongst these having fun with reside music when the roof collapsed throughout a merengue live performance.
President Luis Abinader and his spouse Raquel Arbaje attended the burial of the singer Rubby Perez within the metropolis’s Nationwide Theatre on Thursday.
Different victims recognized to date embody former Main League Baseball (MLB) gamers Octavio Dotel and Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera.
Nelsy Cruz, the governor of the northwestern province of Montecristi, whose brother is seven-time MLB All-Star Nelson Cruz, additionally died.
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Well being minister Victor Attalah instructed journalists on Saturday there was a delay in figuring out victims as a result of nearly all of them needed to be matched utilizing biometric information.
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Officers have stated it’s too quickly to find out why the roof fell, though prosecutors visited the scene on Thursday after rescue crews started packing up and eliminated heavy gear.
Perez was on stage on the packed membership when mud started falling from the ceiling early on Tuesday and seconds later the roof caved in.
Mourners wearing black and white attended his funeral with some in tears as a recording of him singing the nationwide anthem performed.
