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Death Toll From Deadly Nightclub Roof Collapse in Dominican Republic Rises to 113, Including Two Former MLB Players

Death toll from deadly Jet Set club roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has risen to 113, including 2 former MLB Players and singer Rubby Pérez.

According to the Associated Press, the iconic venue was packed with “musicians, professional athletes and government officials,” when dust from the ceiling began to fall into attendees’ drinks before the entire roof collapsed. Merengue superstar and concert headliner Rubby Pérez — who was on stage performing when the ceiling collapsed — was among the dead, according to emergency operation director Juan Manuel Méndez, who said the 69-year-old singer’s body was found early Wednesday morning (April 9). As of press time rescue teams from Puerto Rico and Israel had arrived to help local authorities, who said they were still searching for any potential survivors, with Méndez telling the AP that “as long as they report that there is a missing person, we will be there.”

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