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Rescue efforts continue in Dominican Republic after nightclub roof collapse

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Search efforts are ongoing after more than 180 people died in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.Relatives of clubgoers gathered around the site at the Jet Set club in the capital, Santo Domingo, as rescuers transported the injured to hospital and used a crane to remove debris.“We have some friends here, a niece, a cousin, some friends, who are in the rubble,” said Rodolfo Espinal as he waited for information on his loved ones.On Wednesday, María Feliz Suero, a lawyer, said she had not been able to find her 37-year-old relative, Gustavo Noel Suero Mella, who was at the club with friends when it collapsed. She believes he is trapped under the stage, but alive, after hearing his voice on a social media video post shared by a survivor.“We checked hospitals and the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF), and he’s not there. So he’s still here, and I know he’s alive,” she said.Altagracia Maldonado, who was outside the nightclub on Wednesday morning waiting for new...