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Officials in the Dominican Republic said on Thursday the death toll from Tuesday’s tragic collapse of a popular nightclub has grown to over 200 people.
The official count of bodies recovered from the collapsed building stood at 221 on Thursday, with another 155 injured, and rescue workers said the chances of recovering anyone alive were slim.
Rescue workers have recovered 189 survivors from the disaster site, but it has been almost 48 hours since a living person was found in the wreckage.
Family members nevertheless gathered at the scene, clutching photos of their missing loved ones and hoping against the odds for good news. Sadly, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) director Juan Manuel Mendez said on Thursday morning that rescue efforts were officially ending after 33 hours of nonstop work.
“Today we conclude the most difficult work in my 20 years as the head of the EOC,” Mendez said tearfully. more
The club wasn’t named “El Pulso”, was it?
When someone said, “That act will bring down the house!” I think something got garbled in translation.
Sorry. Horrible tragedy but couldn’t resist.
RIP all those people who were just trying to be happy and carefree.
As a retired commercial designer of hotels and restaurants (even a strip club!) I have noticed that the quality of construction in second and third world countries is ‘less than special”. Yes, it is most definitely a tragedy, but I always check for the exits and what materials the building is made of before going into an entertainment venue. Mind you, at 73, I think my “disco dancing” days are in the past!