Four people hospitalized with injuries from the roof collapse at a Dominican Republic nightclub died overnight, raising the death toll to at least 225, health officials said Saturday.
Fifteen of the more than 200 injured remain hospitalized, including five in critical condition, officials said. A total of 189 people were rescued from the rubble of the popular nightclub Jet Set in the capital of Santo Domingo.
Health minister Victor Attalah told reporters Saturday there was a delay in identifying victims because the majority of them had to be matched using biometric data.
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Pro-sports athletes, politicians and a fashion designer were among those inside the nightclub Tuesday when its rooftop came crashing down in the middle of popular merengue singer Rubby Perez’s performance, triggering a 53-hour search and rescue mission.
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