As the death toll from an unthinkable disaster in the Dominican Republic rises to 184, disturbing video has emerged showing the moment of the collapse.
The Tuesday morning collapse of Jet Set nightclub’s roof trapped hundreds of people and, even more tragically, the packed scene was captured on video at the exact moment of the disaster.
Jose Luis Frometa Herasme, the head of Santo Domingo’s fire service, announced Wednesday that rescue efforts were at an end and that all further efforts will go to recovery of bodies, according to AFP. A government statement claimed “all reasonable possibilities of finding more survivors” were completely exhausted.
Videos of the collapse have now emerged, showing the size of the crowd and the scale of the disaster as it
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