At least 58 were killed in the roof of a nightclub, Dominican Republic news

Santo Domingo, who collapsed on the catastrophic ceiling in a creative nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic, left at least 58 people, including a regional governor and a former Buspol man in the league (MLB) Octavio Dute.

The authorities said on Tuesday that at least 160 people were injured, and about 400 emergency crew members are still working to attract survivors from the rubble, as the families of the victims gathered on the site in search of their loved ones.

Juan Manuel Mendez, head of the emergency operations center in the Dominican Republic, said the efforts made to save those trapped under the debris were continuing, although the exact number of people inside a nightclub at the time of collapse is not clear.

Local media reported that there are between 500 and 1,000 people in the club when a disaster struck in the early hours of Tuesday.

The roof collapsed occurred during a concert attended by politicians, athletes and other prominent personalities.

President Louis Abenader said that among the victims Nelsi Cruz, the governor of the Northern Monte Christie province. Cruz is the sister of the former Bibuli player Nelson Cruz, MLB All-Star seven times.

A spokesman for the country’s Ministry of Sports said that the former MLB jug died on his way to a local hospital after being withdrawn from the debris.

The Professional Bibli Association in the Dominican Republic expressed its “grief over the death of a former Octavio Dute” and concluded: “Peace for its Spirit.”

Dutel, 51, appeared for the first time in New York Mits in 1999 and played until 2013 for more than ten teams including Houston Astros and Oakland A, New York Yanxiz, Chicago White Sucx, Detroit Tigerers.

“Thinking about our people in dominican republic“We have a lot of dominican community in the world of baseball,” Carlos Mendoza, Mets Director, told a news conference.

Nearly 150 people have been transferred to local hospitals for treatment, according to the government.

The cause of the ceiling collapsed is still under investigation.

“Save lives”

Iris Pina, a woman who attended the ceremony, told the Dominican Sen channel how she fled with her son.

“At the time, dirt began to fall like dust in the drink on the table. I asked security officers … whether the land was shook,” she said.

Benna narrated: “A stone fell and the table fell as we were, and we went out.” “The effect was very strong, as if it were a tsunami or an earthquake.”

Dozens of family members flocked to news hospitals.

“We are desperate,” said Regeina del Rosa, whose sister was at the ceremony, SIN. “They do not give us news; they do not tell us anything.”

In the scene, in the meantime, pictures of helicopters revealed a large hole as the club’s ceiling was one day. The building crane was helping to raise some heavy rubble, as men dug in solid hats through debris.

The authorities issued an invitation to the Dominican to donate blood.

“We save all the people we can survive and restore those bodies that we find all the way. But we focused on the people we can save alive because we hear them asking for help,” Mendez said.

“The main goal is to save lives,” said President Abyader.

Instagram of Jet Set Club said it is running for more than 50 years, with offers every Monday until the first hours.

On Tuesday, the club issued a statement saying that it “fully cooperated and transparent with the authorities to help the victims and clarify what happened.”

The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hasbaniola With HaitiShe got more than 11 million visitors in 2024, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

Tourism generates about 15 percent of GDP (gross domestic product), with visitors attracted by Caribbean beaches in the country, music and nightlife, as well as colonial architecture Santo Domingo.