Restoration efforts wrapped up within the capital of the Dominican Republic after a roof collapse at a nightclub during a concert killed at the least 221 individuals, authorities stated on Thursday (Apr 10).
As households proceed to mourn their family members, the reason for the disaster and the precise quantity of people that attended the fateful occasion haven’t but been decided by authorities.
The sudden collapse on the Jet Set membership in Santo Domingo after midnight on Tuesday marred a live performance by merengue singer Rubby Perez the place politicians, athletes and different outstanding native figures had gathered.
“At this time the search, rescue and restoration of victims ended,” presidential spokesperson Homero Figueroa stated in a video the federal government posted on social media. “Now it’s time to transfer on to a different section, that of understanding and explaining what occurred.”
The Dominican authorities has authorized making a workforce of nationwide and worldwide specialists to make clear the causes of the roof collapse on the fashionable venue, Figueroa stated within the video.
Emergency groups, that had been on web site till Thursday morning, pulled almost 200 survivors from the constructing within the hours following the catastrophe.
