A devastating roof collapse on Tuesday at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 124 lives, authorities said on Wednesday, as the search for survivors turns increasingly grim. - REUTERS
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00:01Emergency crews continued to search for survivors on Wednesday after a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.
00:09Authorities in Santo Domingo said well over 100 people were killed in the disaster, but rescue workers were still searching through the rubble.
00:18More than 150 people were injured.
00:21The roof collapsed during a concert by popular Dominican merengue singer Ruby Perez, who died in the catastrophe.
00:28Authorities said his body was found Wednesday morning.
00:32A provincial governor and former MLB pitcher Octavio Dottel are also among the dead.
00:39On Tuesday, people came to the site of the disaster looking for loved ones, searching a list of names of the people rescued and the hospitals they were taken to.
00:49Officials said the cause of the roof collapse remains under investigation.