The AFP agency reports that the incident occurred on Tuesday early in the morning at the Jet Set night club in Dominican capital – Santo Domingo. Dozens of ambulances and hundreds of rescuers were sent to the place, who are racing with time to help people under the rubble.
When the roof was collapsing Inside the building, there could be from 500 to even 1000 people. Among them was the Governor of the Province of Monte Cristi Nelsy Cruzwho died in the disaster and the well -known Dominican singer Merengue Rubby Perez.
Dominican Republic. Disaster in the nightclub. At least 27 people are dead
The 69-year-old musician was just giving a concert when in the premises There was a power outage, then the roof collapsed. – It happened suddenly. I thought it was earthquakeso I threw myself to the ground and covered my head – said the reporters of Perez's manager Enrique Paulino, adding that one of the victims is team saxophonist.
The director of the Emergency Operation Center Juan Manuel Mendez said that so far 27 deaths have been confirmed as a result of a disaster. There are over 150 wounded in the hospitals.
A rescue operation is underway after collapsing the roof. The balance of victims may increase
The rescuers' action continues all the time, because you can hear calls for help. – as long as there is hope for life, All authorities will work on finding and saving these people Mendez assured.
In hospitals and in front of the club's building, close to potential victims gather who are counting on any information about relatives. They also work constantly institutions that are part of the National Crisis Centerand the action is followed by the Dominican Republic, including her president.