Memories and Scars: One Year After the Jet Set Tragedy
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The collapse left fatalities and dozens affected, stories that remained unfinished; families that were marked forever.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Minelly Suárez climbs the stage with the photo of her late husband. She breaks in tears as she remembers it and many weep when she hear it. It was "her duty," she says, to attend this vigil for the sour first anniversary of the collapse of a discotheque that shocked the Dominican Republic. Derumbe disco Jet Set in the Dominican Republic The dawn of April 8, 2025 collapsed the roof of the renowned Jet Set club, …
The morning of April 8th is not over. A year later, it continues to be repeated as an echo in the memory of a country that is still looking for answers. That night, more than 300 people filled the Jet Set discotheque to see Rubby Pérez. It was one of those usual evenings in a place used to music and lights. Nothing was expected that, after midnight, everything would collapse. The roof gave way without clear warning. A roar, dust, darkness. Shout…
By: – Rosa Batista. – Today marks 12 months after the collapse of the Jet Set discotheque, a tragedy that left 236 dead and 180 injured, deeply marking the collective memory of Dominicans and reopening the debate on the security of infrastructure in the Dominican Republic. The collapse occurred at 12:45 a.m. on Monday, April 8, 2025, in the midst of a busy artistic activity that harmonized the merenguero Rubby Pérez, paralyzed the country, causi…
NEW YORK — In the early morning of April 8, 2025, one of the worst tragedies in the Dominican Republic occurred: the roof of the popular and traditional Jet Set discotheque in Santo Domingo collapsed leaving 236 people dead and more than 180 injured. Among the victims was the famous Dominican merenguero Rubby Pérez, who was singing at the time the roof of the place collapsed, on a night that should be full of joy. Nelsy Cruz, governor of Montecr…
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