Famed merengue singer dies in Santo Domingo nightclub disaster

Rescuers in the Dominican Republic are digging through rubble, looking for survivors, after a tragedy at a nightclub. The Jet Set music club in Santo Domingo was packed when the entire roof caved in, shortly before 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning. More than 120 people died. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.

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