More than 120 killed after nightclub roof collapses in Dominican Republic

Search efforts were continuing yesterday after more than 120 people died in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.

- Natricia Duncan Shaddai Eves Santo Domingo

Relatives of club-goers gathered around the Jet Set club in the capital, Santo Domingo, as rescuers transported the injured to hospital and used a crane to remove debris.

"We have some friends here, a niece, a cousin, some friends who are in the rubble," said Rodolfo Espinal as he waited for information on his loved ones.

Maria Feliz Suero said she had not been able to find her 37-year-old relative, Gustavo Noel Suero Mella, who was at the club with friends when it collapsed. She said she believed he was trapped under the stage after hearing his voice on a social media post shared by a survivor trapped under the rubble.

"We checked hospitals and the National Institute of Forensic Sciences, and he's not there. So he's still here, and I know he's alive," she said.

Altagracia Maldonado, who was outside the nightclub yesterday morning waiting for news about her missing friend, said three of her friends were at the club. One died, another is missing, and one escaped unharmed.