A Roof Collapse at a Popular Nightclub in the Dominican Republic Has Killed at Least 184 People, Authorities Said Late Wednesday, as Emergency Services Prepared to Move On From The Rescue Phase to Recovery of Bodies.
The Tragedy Occurred at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo on Tuesday and Families of Victims Have Gathered Outside for Over Days, Anxious for More Information.
“In the coming hours there will be a transition from a search and rescue phase to the recovery of the bodies phase,” Presidential spokes individual Homero Figueroa Said in a declaration. This wanted having”exHAUSTED all Reasonable Possibilities of Finding More Survivors,” Local Newspaper The Dominican Republic Post Reported
Rescue Workers have actually not located Any Survivors Since Tuesday Afternoon.
More than 300 Rescue Workers, with Sniffer Dogs, Have Spent Nearly Two Days Combing Through Mounds of Fallen Bricks, Steel Bars andTin Sheets They Were Supported by Firefighers from Puerto Rico and Israel.
Officials Struggle to Identify Victims
Relative of People Still Missing Held Up photo of their Loved Ones, Describing the Clothes They Were Wearing When theDisaster Struck
They wished it would certainly aid various other determine their liked ones in instance of disfigurement. The National Institute of Forensic Pathology Officials Read the Names of 54 Victims They Had Identified So Far.
Among the most awful catastrophes in Dominican History
Local Media Has Initally Said 500 to 1,000People Were In The Club When The Disaster Happened At LEAST 200 Were Injured, According to Official Estimates.
The Jet Set Club on Tuesday Said It Was Working with Authorities penetrating the calamity – among the most awful in Dominican History.
Authorities Believe It is Too Early to Assess the Reason for theRoof’s Collapse They are most likely to start the examination stage after recuperation is ended.
Earlier in the day, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio Expressed his compassion with the family members impacted by the occasion.
The Prime Minister of Neighboring Haiti, Alix Didier Fils-Aime, Similarly Offered His Condolences on X. Pope Francis So Sent Condolences
Edited by: Wesley Rahn
