The Dominican Republic has declared three days of national mourning after the collapse of a discotheque roof in the nation's capital claimed the lives of at least 66 people and injured around 160.
00:00The Dominican Republic has declared three days of national mourning after the collapse of a discotheque roofed in the Nashville's capital,
00:07claimed the life of at least 66 people and injured around 160.
00:13According to a government statement, all emergency rescue resources and institutions have been mobilized to seize the injured and search for survivors.
00:23As a result of the incident, many official legislative and political activities have been suspended in solidarity with the victims and their families.
00:31Several reports indicate that hundreds of people were trapped under a rubble, among them the merengue singer Rubik Perez, who was rescued alive,
00:38but his death was confirmed hours later by local media and is suspected the official confirmation.
00:43On the other hand, authorities have confirmed the death of the governor of the municipality of Montecrisi, Nelsi Milagro Cruz Martinez,
00:50who was inside a nightclub when the accident occurred.
01:02I can say that since last night, we have been following this tragedy minute by minute to have all the resources and emergency institutions of the government available here.
01:16Because there are still people missing, and we have faith in God that we are going to find more people alive.
01:23This is something unusual.
01:26We are deeply affected.
01:27We trust that God will give strength to the families affected by this tragedy.
