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Nightclub owners knew of problems before roof collapse killed 236, employee testifies

Attorneys for the victim’s families are pushing the court to upgrade charges against the the owners

The Independent UK

The owner of a Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for the first time

The owner of a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed and killed 232 people this month said it had filtration problems for decades and had been repeatedly fixed with plasterboard

The Independent UK

Family Seeks Homicide Charges Against Owners Of Collapsed Dominican Nightclub

The family of one of 231 people killed when a Dominican nightclub roof collapsed on concert-goers is seeking manslaughter charges against the establishment's owners, according to a legal filing Tuesday.

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Death Toll From Dominican Nightclub Disaster Rises To 231: Minister

The toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic last week has risen to 231, the country's interior minister said Monday, after five more people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

International Business Times

Death Toll In Dominican Nightclub Roof Collapse Hits 226

The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones.

International Business Times

In Pictures: The week in Culture

If a picture paints a thousand words... Here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (7 - 11 April 2025).

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A timeline of the roof collapse at an iconic Dominican club that killed 221

A roof collapse at the legendary Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo has plunged the Dominican Republic into mourning

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'A Pain That Doesn't Subside' At Funerals For Dominican Nightclub Disaster Victims

A basketball court in the Dominican town of Haina became a makeshift chapel Thursday, hosting funeral ceremonies for two dozen residents whose lives were abruptly cut short when a nightclub's roof collapsed with hundreds of people inside.

International Business Times

Dominican Legend Rubby Pérez Laid to Rest: Celebrities Gather to Say Goodbye

The artist died as a result of the collapse of the ceiling of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo. Rubby Pérez was performing on stage when the tragedy occurred.

Latin Times

Dominican diaspora in New York mourn victims of the nightclub rooftop collapse

Dominicans in New York City are mourning the deaths of over 200 people in Tuesday’s roof collapse at a Santo Domingo nightclub

The Independent UK

Death Toll In Dominican Nightclub Disaster Rises To 218

The death toll after a roof collapsed at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 218, the head of rescue operations said Thursday, in the Caribbean nation's worst disaster in decades.

International Business Times

Emergency officials scramble to identify 184 victims of Dominican Republic nightclub disaster

The Jet Set club in Santo Domingo was packed with musicians, professional athletes, and government officials when dust began falling from the ceiling early on Tuesday.

Euronews

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

The Independent UK

Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapse

Crews in the Dominican Republic were digging through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 184 people, but hope of finding survivors was slim

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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 220 people

The Independent UK

Jet Set nightclub disaster: death toll reaches at least 124 as hopes fade for survivors

Roof caved in on top of hundreds of concertgoers

International Business Times

Over 120 Dead In Dominican Republic Nightclub Disaster

Rescue workers raced Wednesday to find any remaining survivors under the rubble of a Dominican Republic nightclub, a day after the roof collapsed, killing at least 124 people in the country's worst disaster in two decades.

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Merengue singer Rubby Pérez confirmed dead in Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy

Singer’s daughter had earlier told local media that he ‘started singing’ so rescue workers could hear him

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The Guardian - UK

Rescue efforts continue in Dominican Republic after nightclub roof collapse

More than 180 people died at Jet Set club in Santo Domingo, including singer Rubby Pérez and municipal governor

The Independent UK

Death toll rises to 98 after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapses

Rescue workers hearing sounds of people from under rubble

Euronews

Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse kills at least 113

It is not yet known what caused the incident at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo early on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

The roof collapses at a Dominican Republic nightclub, killing at least 98 people

Rescuers are frantically searching overnight for more survivors in the rubble of the iconic Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic’s capital

Latin Times

Renowned Merengue Singer Rubby Pérez Dies in Nightclub Tragedy in the Dominican Republic

The artist was the main star of the show enjoyed by nightclubgoers. Rubby Pérez was one of the most prominent figures in Dominican merengue.

The Independent UK

What is known about the roof collapse at a club in the Dominican Republic that killed at least 44

The roof of an iconic nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic collapsed nearly an hour after a merengue concert killing at least 44 people and injuring at least 160

International Business Times

At Least 27 Dead In Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse

Rescuers raced to find survivors Tuesday among the rubble of a Dominican Republic night club where at least 27 people died and more than 150 were hurt in an early-morning roof collapse.

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