Santo Domingo:
The Dominican Republic Rescue Workers on Wednesday ended the discovery of the people who survived the fall of the roof of a nightclub as the Death Count crossed 180 in the Caribbean nation’s worst disaster in decades.
Late on Wednesday night, emergency personnel reported 60 more deaths compared to the morning count, with a total confirmed tally to 184.
An official statement earlier stated that “all the appropriate possibilities of finding more survivors” had ended, and the attention of the operation would change to fix the bodies.
Jose Louis, head of firefighting service at Dominican Capital Santo Santo Domingo, said, “Today we will fulfill the rescue effort, where the tragedy at the Jet Set Night Club in the early hours of Tuesday sent shockwaves through the nation.
Relatives of missing people were still waiting for their loved ones outside the ruined club, in hospitals and in the local morgue on Wednesday.
More than 300 rescue workers aided by snifler dogs had combated two days through Puerto Rico and Israel’s firefighters, fallen, fallen bricks, steel bar and tin sheets through tin sheets.
The site’s aerial images showed a view after an earthquake, with a gap hole, where the club roof – a stability of the nightlife of Santo Domingo for half a century – was one.
More than 500 people were also injured when climbing on the roof, while the famous Merangue singer Rubby Perez was performing for a crowd of hundreds.
Perez and two former Major League baseball players were among the dead.
‘very pain’
Antonio Hernandez, whose son worked at the Jet Set Night Club, told the AFP that his son had disappeared his hopes of finding them alive because he had seen more and more bodies, but no one survived, was being recovered.
Hernandez said that the remains in a body bag meet their son’s height and construction, but they did not investigate. “I have not yet had the stomach to find out the worst detection.”
Mercedes Lopez said she was in great pain because she was waiting to learn her son’s fate.
“We haven’t found him in lists or hospitals,” he said.
US State Secretary Marco Rubio expressed his condolences on Wednesday and said that at least one American citizen was among the victims.
“Our hearts go out for families and loved ones affected by this devastating incident,” he wrote on X.
Pope Francis also expressed condolences.
Merngue ‘Idol’ expressed condolences
Local media said there were 500 and 1,000 people in the club when the disaster occurred around Tuesday at 12:44 (0444 GMT). Club can catch 1,700 people.
A video posted on social media showed that the site suddenly drowned in the dark while Perez was singing.
Star’s daughter Zulinka managed to escape but her father was not. His body was recovered on Wednesday.
The singer is known for hits such as “Volver” and “Enmorado de Ella,”, poured from Latin America.
Puerto Rickon Grammy-Vigner singer Olga Tenon wrote on social media, “Mestro, what a great pain you leave us.”
Former Perez’s band leader Wilfrido classes said that he was “destroyed” on the death of “our style statue”.
The baseball world meanwhile mourning the death of Octavio Dotle, who is a 51 -year -old baseball pitcher, who won the world chain in 2011 with St. Louis Cardinals and 45 -year -old Tony Blanco, which also played in the United States.
President Luis Abinadar announced a three -day national mourning.
‘Dirt started falling’
A survivor, Iris Pena, told the local television that she had made her drink for the door after “falling like dust” and then a stone fell and broke the table where she was sitting.
“The effect was so strong, as it was a tsunami or earthquake,” he said.
The jet set club said on Tuesday that it was working with officials investigating disaster – one of the worst in Dominican history.
In 2005, more than 130 prisoners in the country died in fire due to a fight between prisoners.
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