Despair with a high number of deaths

Hundreds of rescue workers in the Dominican Republic are looking for all night for the survivors of the roof collapse in a nightclub in the capital, Santo Domingo.

Officials said at least 113 people died and more than 150 people were injured in the accident, which occurred before 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday at the Aircraft Group Club.

Hundreds of guests were inside the famous place who attended a concert by Merengue Rubby Pérez.

Perez, as well as the former baseball player in the league, Octavio Dutel, and the governor of the province, are among those who have been confirmed.

The mobile phone footage of the club, which was verified by the BBC, shows the stage on the stage sings while the man’s recording can be heard.

“Something has fallen from the ceiling,” the man says, while his finger can be seen referring to the ceiling.

In the shots, Perez can be seen as looking towards the area that the man referred to.

After less than 30 seconds, the noise can be heard and the recording becomes black while the woman hears screaming, “Dad, what happened to you?”

It is not clear that the number of people who were inside the common place exactly, but estimates range from 500 and 1,000 people.

Emergency workers demolished one of the club’s walls to reach one of the best of those who are still buried under the rubble.

Busty relatives because of the news of their missing loved ones kept on the occasion of the scene.

Among them was the daughter of Perez Zolinka, a support singer in Mernggie.

She described how she was on stage, singing with her father when the tragedy was revealed.

Zolinka said that she had saved her husband, who protected her with his body when the ceiling collapsed, and told her that she had to go out “to be there for our son.”

She managed to crawl under the rubble and also made her husband alive.

However, her 69 -year -old father remained trapped for hours.

According to Zulinka, he survived the collapse and managed to direct emergency workers to its location.

“They found him singing, he started singing until they heard him,” she told local media.

But at approximately 17:00 local time, more than 16 hours after the tragedy occurred, rescue workers at the scene of the accident reported that her father had died before they could liberate it.

His manager later confirmed his death.

Nelsi Cruz also survived the initial influence of falling debris and was among the first to raise the alarm – by calling the President of the Dominican Republic directly.

The first invitation of the 41 -year -old ruler was to the Monte Christie province, which was placed in the wreckage of President Louis Abenader, asking him to send emergency services to save those around her who were severely wounded.

Their father said that Nelsi Cruz did not call until after she invited the President that Nelsi Cruz was calling her brother, Nelson Cruz in the first division for seven times.

She later died in the hospital, affected by wounds of falling glass.

Octavio Dotel, the former major baseball jug, is also among those who died after pulling them from the debris.

The 51 -year -old was rescued alive, but he died on the way to the hospital.

It is not yet clear why the Jet Set ceiling collapsed.

The club was previously a cinema and was converted into a musician hosting regular dance concerts on Monday nights.

The concerts attracted people of all ages and on the day of collapse, there were a number of athletes, celebrities and politicians in the attendees.

President Abyader announced three days of national mourning.