Roof Collaps at Dominican Club Kills at Least 113 As Officials Scramble to Identify Vicims – ryan

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AP) – The Legendary Jet Set Club In Santo Domingo was Packed with Musicians, Professional Athletes and Government Officials Wen Dust Began Falling the Ceiling and Into People’s Drinks.

Minutes late, The Entire Roof Collapssed. Concrete Slabs killed more than 113 People and trapped doses of others on a dancefloor Where had been dancing to a lively mengue concert Early Tuesday. More than 255 People were injured, Said Authorities.

The Victims Include Melengue Icon rubby pérez, who haad been singing to the Crowd Before Disaster Struck. HIS BODY WAS FOUND Early Wednesday, Said Emergency Operations Director Juan Manuel Méndez.

Rescue Crews were Still Searching for Potential Survivors More than 24 Hours after the Collaps.

“As long as they will be there is a missing person, we will be here,” Méndez Said.

Relatives of Missing People Embrace while Waiting at the National Institute of Forensic Pathology After the Roof Collaps at Jet NightClub During A Merengue Concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Rescue Workers Search for Survivors at the Jet NightClub AFTER it Roof Collapsed Two Nights before During A Concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

People searching for their missing relatives peruse a list of names outside the jet NightClub after it roof collapse a merengue concert in santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

People Hold Up Photos of their Relatives Waiting to Identify at the National Institute of Forensic Pathology After the Roof Collaps at Jet NightClub During A Melengue Concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 8, 2025.

Rescue crews from puerto rico and Israel arrived in the dominican republic on wednesday to Help Local Authorities with the search.

Late Tuesday Night, Those Still Looking for Their Family and Friends Gathered AROUND A Man Playing a Guitar Outside the Club as they Sang Hymns.

SO light, Only 32 People have been identified in one of the worst disasters to hit the Dominican Republic. Local Media Reported That Those Who Died Include A Cardiologist, A Government Architect, A retired police officer and the brothery of the vice minister of the minister.

Soldiers Guard Access to the Area while Rescue Workers Search for Survivors at the Jet Nightclub AFTER it Roof Collaps Two Nights Prior During A Concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

Also Killed Was Mlb Pitcher Octavio Dottel And Dominican Player Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera, Satososososky Terro, Spokesman for the Country’s Professional Baseball League, Told the Associated Press.

Nelsy Cruz, The Governor of the Northwestern Province of Montecristi and Sister of Seven Major League Baseball All-Star Nelson CruzAlerted President Luis Abinader About the Disaster. She calmed Him from underneath the rubble but died late at a hospital.

Rescue Workers Carry A Person Pulled from the Wreckage of the Jet NightClub AFTER it Roof Collaps During A Merengue Concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Other Victims Include Saxophonist Luis Solís, who was playing onstage when the Roof Fell, Several Venezuelan Bartenders and an Army Captain Who Left Four Young Girls. Groupo Popular, A Financial Services Company, Said Three of Its Employees Also Died, Including the President of AFP Popular Bank and His Wife.

But Countless More Remained Unidentified.

“I have been to many hospitals, and have not not found it,” Said Deysi Suriel of Her Friend, 61-Yaar-Old Milca Curiel. Suriel Lives in North Carolina and was vacationing in the Dominican Republic.

A Rescue Worker Comforts a Woman During the Search for Survivors at the Jet Nightclub After Its Roof Collapsing Two Nights During A Merengue Concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Doses of Fantic Relatives Crowded at the Country’s National Institute of Forensic Pathology, Scanning a List of the Victim’s Names while FROM Hospital to Hospital Looking For their Loves, Some Clutching Pictures of say.

“There’s a lot of Pain,” Said Senator Daniel Rivera, The Country’s Former Public Health Minister. “We need to have a lot of patience.”

Among Those Searching for Their Relatives Was Kimberly Jones, Whose Godson, 45-Yet-Old artist Osiris Blanc, and Hissing Were Friends.

“It was Their Favorite Place, They Went There Almost Every Monday,” Jones Said, Adding that Her Niece Also Was Missing.

It wasn’t immediately Clear what caused the roof to collapse, or when the jet set building was last inspect.

The Club Issued A Statement Saying it was cooperating with autorities. A spokeswoman for the family who Ouns the Club Told the Associated Press that and Passed Along Questions About Potential Inspects.

Meanwhile, A Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Publics Reference Questions to the Mayor’s Office. A spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office Did Not Respond to a Message for Comment.

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Coto Reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.