Rescuers race against time after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse | News

Rescuers raced to find survivors more than 24 hours after the roof of a nightclub collapsed in the Dominican Republic during a concert, killing nearly 100 people.

Renowned Dominican merengue singer Rubby Perez, who was on stage at the popular Jet Set nightclub when the roof collapsed shortly after midnight on Tuesday, was among those killed, according to his manager, Enrique Paulino.

About 370 rescue personnel combed mounds of fallen bricks, steel bars and tin sheets for survivors.

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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