At the least 15 individuals have been confirmed lifeless following a catastrophic roof collapse on the Jet Set nightclub within the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo, early Tuesday morning. Emergency companies are persevering with to seek for survivors as rescue efforts unfold.
The catastrophe occurred throughout a reside efficiency by famend merengue singer Rubby Perez. The precise explanation for the roof collapse stays unclear.
“Sadly, we’ve had 15 deaths to this point… we’re hopeful of discovering many extra individuals alive,” Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the Emergency Operations Middle (COE), instructed the press. Rescue groups have been working tirelessly, with over 370 rescuers on the bottom. Mendez confirmed that 101 individuals have been transferred to hospitals through ambulance, however he famous that the variety of injured could also be larger, as a number of victims are being transported in single ambulances.
In an Instagram replace, Mendez assured the general public that rescue efforts are ongoing. “We’re nonetheless working, trying to find individuals within the rubble. We presume that a lot of them are nonetheless alive, that’s why the authorities right here with their groups is not going to cease till we discover the final particular person in that rubble,” he mentioned in a video shared by the Dominican Republic Nationwide Police.
Perez was discovered alive and is reported to be in secure situation. His supervisor, Evelio Herrera, confirmed the information in an Instagram publish, expressing hope for added survivors. “Let’s hold praying that extra individuals proceed to seem alive,” Herrera added.
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Native media retailers have printed pictures displaying the collapsed roof, with crumbling cement partitions and enormous piles of particles scattered throughout the scene. Authorities haven’t but offered an estimate of how many individuals have been contained in the nightclub on the time of the collapse, however native reviews counsel that the membership sometimes holds a live performance or get together each Monday evening.
Santo Domingo Mayor Carolina Mejía de Garrigó expressed her condolences, providing her deepest sympathy to the households affected. “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,” she wrote on X (previously Twitter).
The town’s nationwide catastrophe response committee has been activated in response to the tragedy.
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader additionally addressed the scenario, expressing his assist for the continued rescue operations. “All rescue companies have offered the required help and are working tirelessly within the rescue efforts. Our prayers are with the households affected,” Abinader wrote on X.
Search and rescue operations are nonetheless ongoing as authorities proceed to hope for extra survivors.
