At least 184 people were killed in the collapse of the roof of a nightclub in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, which occurred during the night from Monday to Tuesday, according to the latest report from emergency services on Wednesday evening around 10:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. GMT).

“Unfortunately, we inform you that as of today we have recovered 184 deceased persons, according to the certificate from Inacif” (the National Institute of Forensic Sciences), announced the director of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE), Juan Manuel Mendez. This represents 60 more deaths than the previous toll given at the end of the morning.