Dominican Republic: Number of useless after misfortune will increase to 184 | EUROtoday

In the collapse of the roof of a discotheque within the capital of the Dominican Republic, the variety of deaths rose to at the least 184. The seek for survivors has now been discontinued.

Two days after the collapse of the roof of a discotheque within the Dominican Republic, the rescue employees have employed their seek for doable survivors. “All sensible opportunities to find more survivors” had been exploited, the Dominican authorities stated.

According to official data, at the least 184 individuals had been killed within the accident within the capital Santo Domingo and greater than 200 individuals had been injured.

Merengue star Pérez beneath the victims

The roof of the favored membership “Jet Set” in Santo Domingo instantly collapsed on Tuesday throughout a live performance by Merengue star Rubby Pérez. Pérez additionally died within the accident, as his supervisor confirmed.

Among the fatalities had been additionally two former skilled baseball gamers from the US main League. The nationality of many different fatalities within the nation, which can also be common with German vacationers, continues to be unclear.

Probably no Germans among the many victims

The AFP information company discovered from the Federal Foreign Office that in response to earlier data, no Germans had been affected by the accident.

The United States Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marco Rubio, expressed his condolences to the victims. According to Rubios, at the least one US citizen was among the many fatalities.

How many visitors had stayed within the evening membership on the time of the accident was unclear. In media reviews there was discuss of 500 to 1000 visitors. Over 300 rescue employees had been searching for survivors within the ruins for hours.