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At least 18 people dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

Crews search for survivors after more than 120 injured at Jet Set in Santo DomingoAt least 18 people have died and more than 120 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early on Tuesday, authorities said. Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations. “We presume that many of them are still alive, and that is why the authorities here will not give up until not a single person remains under that rubble,” he said. Nelsy Cruz, the governor of Montecristi, was among the victims. The injured included the merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who was performing when the roof collapsed, officials said. His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group’s saxophonist. “It happened so qu...

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												3 h. ago											The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic
												
													The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic												
												
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												27 h. ago											New York City's mayor visits the Dominican Republic after the deadly nightclub roof collapse
												
													New York City Mayor Eric Adams is visiting the Dominican Republic to pay his respects to the 226 people who died last week when the roof of a legendary nightclub collapsed												
												
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												41 h. ago											Survivor of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse recalls horror of being buried under dead bodies for hours
												
													Patricia Ovalles was buried under dead bodies and rubble for six hours before being rescued thanks to her quick thinking using the phone of a dead man above her to call her son's father for help												
												
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												3 d. ago											Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight
												
													Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight												
												
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												5 d. ago											Death toll from nightclub roof collapse hits 218 after Dominican Republic’s worst disaster in decades
												
													At least eight of more than 20 hospitalised people remain in critical condition												
												
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												5 d. ago											Nightclub roof collapse marks Dominican Republic’s deadliest disaster as death toll hits 218
												
													At least eight of more than 20 hospitalised people remain in critical condition												
												
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												5 d. ago											Nightclub roof collapse marks Dominican Republic’s deadliest disaster ever as death toll hits 184
												
													At least eight of over 20 injured people still in hospitals remain in critical condition												
												
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												5 d. ago											Dominican Republic ends search for survivors after nightclub roof collapse
												
													An official statement said “all reasonable possibilities of finding more survivors” had been exhausted in a disaster that has killed at least 184 people.Rescue workers in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday ended the search for survivors of a nightclub roof collapse as the death toll surpassed 180 in the Caribbean nation’s worst disaster in decades.Emergency personnel late Wednesday reported 60 more deaths compared to the morning’s count, with the total confirmed tally reaching 184. Continue reading...												
												
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												5 d. ago											Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez says family members missing in nightclub collapse
												
													More than 100 killed in tragedy in Dominican RepublicWorld Series champion Octavio Dotel among deadHall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martínez says that several of his family members were inside the nightclub that collapsed in the Dominican Republic this week, killing dozens.“I still have family members that are still in the [rubble] and we don’t know what happened to them,” Martínez said in a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday. Continue reading...												
												
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												5 d. ago											Women flee as ceiling starts to buckle in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse
												
													Footage captures the moment women flee as the ceiling starts to buckle in the Dominican Republic nightclub collapse.												
												
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												6 d. ago											MLB stars Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco among the more than 100 killed in roof collapse at Dominican Republic club
												
													At least 113 people died and more than 255 were injured in the incident which happened early Tuesday												
												
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												6 d. ago											Rescue efforts continue in Dominican Republic after nightclub roof collapse
												
													More than 120 people died at Jet Set club in Santo Domingo, including singer Rubby Pérez and municipal governorSearch efforts are ongoing after more than 120 people died in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.Relatives of clubgoers gathered around the site at the Jet Set club in the capital, Santo Domingo, as rescuers transported the injured to hospital and used a crane to remove debris. Continue reading...												
												
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												6 d. ago											Death toll rises to 98 after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapses
												
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												6 d. ago											Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse kills at least 98 people: 'This is too great a tragedy'
												
													Hundreds of emergency workers are ‘tirelessly’ racing to rescue survivors at the Jet Set Club in the capital Santo Domingo												
												
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												6 d. ago											Nearly a HUNDRED dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse, with famous singer and two Major League Baseball stars among those killed
												
													Dominican merengue singer Rubby Perez, 69, was killed when the roof collapsed at the popular Jet Set nightclub. Ex-MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco are also among the dead.												
												
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												6 d. ago											Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills Major League Baseball star Tony Blanco
												
													Tony Blanco, who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for Washington Nationals as well as the Chunichi Dragons and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, died in the Santo Domingo disaster												
												
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												6 d. ago											World Series champion Octavio Dotel killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse
												
													51-year-old among dozens killed in tragedyPitcher won World Series with Cardinals in 2011Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dozens killed when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed during the early hours of Tuesday morning.At least 58 people died and 160 were injured at the nightclub in Santo Domingo where a crowd that included athletes and politicians were attending a merengue concert. Continue reading...												
												
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												6 d. ago											Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
												
													Former major league relief pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert												
												
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												6 d. ago											Tony Blanco is second former MLB star killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse after Octavio Dotel death
												
													Tony Blanco, 43, is the second ex-MLB player confirmed dead in the collapse at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo 12.44am local time on Tuesday.												
												
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												6 d. ago											Second MLB star is confirmed dead in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse
												
													Tony Blanco, 43, is the second ex-MLB player confirmed dead in the collapse at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo 12.44am local time on Tuesday.												
												
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