Over 110 people dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse

Rescuers rushed to find survivors on Wednesday after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert by popular singer Rubby Perez, one of more than 110 people killed in the disaster. 

Rescue workers were pressing on with the search effort, now limited more to recovering bodies from the rubble over a day after the roof caved in. Renowned Dominican merengue singer Perez, who was performing at the Jet Set nightclub for hundreds of people when the roof collapsed shortly after midnight Tuesday, was one of those killed, his manager said. 

Local media said there were between 500 and 1,000 people in the club when disaster struck Tuesday night. The death toll had reached 113 by Wednesday morning, said Mendez of the Emergency Operations Center. The club issued a statement on Tuesday saying it was working "fully and transparently" with authorities.