
Dominican Republic Nightclub Tragedy: The death toll in the accident at the nightclub of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Republic of Dominican, has increased to 184. According to the Reuters report, the roof of the club collapsed late on Tuesday (April 8). This incident happened when the live concert of the country’s famous singer Ruby Perez was going on. Suddenly during the live performance, the roof of the club fell and many people were buried.
Juan Manual Mendez, head of the country’s Emergency Operation Center, said that the rescue operation has been going on for the last 24 hours, but now the expectations of the survivors are getting less. Only corpses are coming out of the debris. However, we will not allow anyone to be pressed into the rubble and will continue to work continuously. Hundreds of people have also been injured in the accident, who have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
How many people were in the club at the time of the accident
So far 155 people have been evacuated alive from debris in the accident. The administration is still not able to clarify how many people were present inside the club at the time of the accident. According to eyewitnesses, a large number of people were present in the club. Many famous people have also died in the club accident. Those who died included singer Ruby Perez, former MLB player Nelson Cruise’s sister Nelsi Cruise, former Major League baseball player Octavio Dotele and Tony Blanco.
Family members engaged in identifying victims
The family members of those killed in the accident are reaching the spot and identifying the corpses. For this, they are looking at all kinds of things including clothes, tattoos, jewelry, with the help of which they can recognize their families. The video related to the incident is also becoming very viral on social media, in which the dead bodies of the people are visible.
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