At least 58 people dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

Crews search for survivors after more than 160 injured at Jet Set in Santo Domingo

At least 58 people have died and 160 were injured in the Dominican capital early on Tuesday after the roof collapsed at a nightclub where politicians, athletes and others were attending a merengue concert, authorities said.

Crews were searching for survivors in the rubble at the one-storey Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations.