It is at least 27 dead And dozens of wounded the temporary balance of the tragic collapse occurred on the night between Monday and Tuesday in the nightclub Jet Set one of the most famous places in the capital of the Dominican Republic. According to reports from Emergency operations center (COE)the roof of the restaurant rapidly collapsed following a sudden blackout, while the famous Merengue singer was performing on stage Rubby Pérez. The artist would have been trapped under the rubble together with dozens of people.
Among the victims, the governor of the town hall of Monte Cristi, Nelsy Cruzas communicated by the local authorities. Dominicans have also spread images of a construction cranes positioned next to the disco, an element that could prove central to the investigations on the causes of the collapse. “The priority is to save human lives. As long as we hear voices ask for help from under the rubble, we will continue to dig,” the director of Coe told the press, Generale Juan Manuel Méndez. More than 370 rescuers They are engaged in research and rescue operations, supported by dozens of ambulances, unit of the Civil Protection, National Police, Fire Brigade and Military.
The President Dominican Luis Abinaderpersonally arrived at the site of the tragedy together with the First Lady and several ministers, he expressed his pain on X (ex Twitter), speaking of a “deep tragedy” and underlining that “the main objective remains save as many lives as possible”. At the moment, a definitive balance of the injured has not yet been released, nor the exact number of people in the disco at the time of collapse. The rescue operations continue without stopping and it is feared that the budget of the victims can worsen in the next few hours.