Overview

• The collapse of the Jet Set nightclub roof during a merengue concert on April 8, 2025, has claimed 225 lives, including singer Rubby Pérez and other notable figures.
• Rescue teams saved 189 individuals, with over 200 injured; 15 people remain hospitalized, five in critical condition.
• The identification of victims faced delays due to the need for biometric data matching, though all bodies have now been returned to families.
• A special commission of national and international experts is investigating the structural causes of the disaster, with findings still pending.
• The tragedy has prompted national mourning in the Dominican Republic, with a six-day mourning period extended through April 13.