At least 98 people died and 255 were taken to hospitals after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, authorities said.
The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic capital collapsed early Tuesday during a merengue concert attended by politicians, athletes and others, leaving at least 79 people dead and 160 injured, authorities said. Crews searched the rubble at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo.