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Nearly 100 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse

Rescue teams work at the Jet Set nightclub following the collapse of its roof in Santo Domingo on April 8, 2025. [File, AFP]

Rescuers raced to find survivors early Wednesday after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert by popular singer Rubby Perez, one of nearly 100 people killed in the disaster.

Rescue workers were pressing on with the search effort, now limited more to recovering bodies from the rubble more than 24 hours after the roof caved in.

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