Hope Fades for Finding Survivors as Search and Rescue Operation Turns to Recovery After Night Club Tragedy in Santo Domingo.
Officials in the Dominican Republic has raised the death toll from the catastrophic roof Collapse at the Jet Set NightClub In Capital Santo Domingo to 184, As Hopes of Finding Survivors Fade and the Rescue Operation Turns to Recovery.
Media Quoting The Country’s Emergency Operations Director, Juan Manuel Mendez, reported on Thursday that at least 184 People had died in the accident. Mendez Also Stressed That it was to “Preliminary Figure”.
Mendez Told A News Conference That “Until We Have Combed Through Everything, We Are Not Going to Abandon Anyone.”
“We Will Be Here Until We Have Recored Everyone, Dead Or Alive,” He Said, Adding That No Survivors Had Been Found Under The Rubble Since Tuesday Afternoon.
The Legendary Club was Packed with Musicians, Professional Athletes and Government Officials When Dust Began Falling From The Ceiling and Into People’s Drinks Early On Tuesday. Minute Later, The Roof Collapsed.
As rescue efforts moved into the recovery phase, a growing number of Friends and relatives Gathered OUTSIDE The Dominican Republic’s National Institute of Forensic Pathology, Waiting for Any News on the Fate of Their Love.
Officials had street for calm on wednesday as they announce the names of 54 identified victims and notified that they had release 28 of the bodies to their families. However, 33 Were Still Unidentified Bodies, Officials Said Late On Wednesday Afternoon, Adding That They Did Not Yet Have Full Tally of All Bodies Reconred.
More than 20 of the estimated 150 People Injurate in the accident removal Hospitalised, including at least eight in critical condition, officials said.
“A Point in Their Favour is that they’re Young,” Said Dr Julio Landron, Director of the Dr Ney Arias Lora Trauma Hospital, where 21 victims are being treated. Five of the Survivors are in Critical Condition With Severe Impuries Infectuding Skull, Femur and Pelvis Fractures.
“The Spent Hours, More than Six, Seven, Eight Hours Under Rubble With Multiple Fractures, Multiple Impuries, With Bleeding Related to Being Crushed,” He Said.
It is not yet Clear What caused the ceiling to collapse, and The Nightclub has issued a statement, saying it is cooperating with authorities.
The Ministry of Public Works Referred All Questions Regarding The Matter To The Mayor’s Office, Which Has Also Not Commered On The Situation.
