The number of fatalities for the collapse of the roof of a disco in Santo Domingo last Tuesday amounted to 225, local health authorities reported on Saturday.
Public Health Minister Dr. Víctor Atallah said that the last four deaths occurred in health centers between Friday night and early this Saturday. He also did not rule out that the number of deceased increases if the hospitalized are taken into account, whose exact figure is unknown, but a large part has “reserved prognosis.”
“The current number of deaths is 225, but this could increase, hopefully not,” said the press conference from the Institute of Forensic Pathology.
Atallah said that the identified bodies were already delivered to their relatives, thanks to the reinforcement of the medical team to hurry this process, according to the director of Forensic Pathology, Santos Jiménez Páez, aforementioned by Latin press
Neither the authorities nor the administration of the disco, one of the main nightclubs in the country, have still informed the exact number of people who were at the scene at the time of the accident, he points out EFE.
According to EFEAtallah pointed out that about 50 of the deceased resided in the province of San Cristóbal (South), most of these in the municipality of Haina, where he was from The Rubby Pérez merenguero, who enlivened the party at the disco and was one of the fatal victims After the ceiling collapse.
Rubby Pérez, the great interpreter of the meringue, dies in the collapse of the Jet Set disco
In addition to Rubby, who was acting when the collapse occurred, the governor of the province of Montecristi, Nelsy Milagros Cruz Martínez, also died.
Another victims was the former MLB Octavio Dotel, rescued alive, but deceased because of the wounds. The former Major League Peloter Tony White perished also perished.
The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, said Friday that from now on, he must respond to what happened, why the tragedy happened, he points out EFE.
Hours after the accident, Abinader decreed three days of official mourning (April 8, 9 and 10), in which the flags will wave at half -mast in military enclosures and public buildings throughout the country.
Since the incident occurred, solidarity has been palpable, with people donating blood or going to encourage workers in the area of the incident or the relatives of the victims.
Also the governments of El Salvador, Panama and Cuba have expressed their regret for the tragedy and have solidarity with the Dominican people.
