Chronicle from the ruins: A reporter on the collapse of Jet Set in the Dominican Republic

By Jessica Hasbún, CNN en Español It was Tuesday, April 8. I hadn't slept the night before: all I could hear were ambulances passing by my window. I resisted looking at my phone during the early morning hours so as not to wake up; something strange for me. My alarm went off at 5:30 a.m., like every day, but I didn't get up. I was exhausted. I logged into WhatsApp and, by then, I already had more than a dozen messages. My phone was full. When I o…

By Jessica Hasbún, CNN en Español It was Tuesday, April 8. I hadn't slept the night before: all I could hear were ambulances passing by my window. I resisted looking at my phone during the early morning hours so as not to wake up; something strange for me. My alarm went off at 5:30 a.m., like every day, but I didn't get up. I was exhausted. I logged into WhatsApp and, by then, I already had more than a dozen messages. My phone was full. When I o…

Santo Domingo.- Hundreds of velons, photographs of the deceased and a message that announces that in the Jet Set the light of 233 lives has gone out, are kept as a constant reminder of the tragedy. People who continue to go to the altar in memory of the victims show that the pain of the disaster remains as latent as on the first day. The aftermath of the collapse has also affected merchants located in the vicinity of zone zero. Joan Gutiérrez, o…

Santo Domingo.- 30 days after the Jet Set tragedy, the father of Rhoyer Hernández, who worked as a waiter at the discotheque, says that the owner of the establishment has not yet communicated with him. The young waiter died while he was working on his working day on the night of the event. His family, like many others, continues to wait for answers and support in the midst of the mourning. The father’s complaint adds to the claims of other victi…