Santo Domingo, April 8: At least 18 people died and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, authorities said. Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel MΓ©ndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations. 슬롯사이트œWe presume that many of them are still alive, and that is why the authorities here will not give up until not a single person remains under that rubble,슬롯사이트� he said.

Nelsy Cruz, the governor of Montecristi, was among the victims. Meanwhile, the injured include merengue singer Rubby PΓ©rez, who was performing when the roof collapsed, officials said. His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group's saxophonist. 슬롯사이트œIt happened so quickly. I managed to throw myself into a corner,슬롯사이트� he said, adding that he initially thought it was an earthquake. Kannauj Railway Station Roof Collapse: Several Workers Trapped As Under-Construction Lintel Collapses in Uttar Pradesh (Watch Video).

President Luis Abinader wrote on X that all rescue agencies are 슬롯사이트œworking tirelessly슬롯사이트� to help those affected. 슬롯사이트œWe deeply regret the tragedy that occurred at the Jet Set nightclub. We have been following the incident minute by minute since it occurred,슬롯사이트� he wrote. Abinader arrived at the scene and hugged those looking for friends and family, some with tears streaming down their faces. He did not speak to reporters. An official with a megaphone stood outside the club imploring the large crowd that had gathered to search for friends and relatives to give ambulances space. At Least 13 Dead, 70 Injured in Roof Collapse at Dominican Republic Discotheque.

Roof Collapse at Dominican Republic Nightclub

슬롯사이트œYou have to cooperate with authorities, please,슬롯사이트� he said, adding that, 슬롯사이트œWe are removing people.슬롯사이트� At one hospital where the injured were taken, an official stood outside reading aloud the names of survivors as a crowd gathered around her and yelled out the names of their loved ones. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the roof to collapse.

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