Pérez’s manager recounted the terrifying moment, stating that the roof’s sudden collapse initially felt like an earthquake.Ongoing rescue efforts and investigationJuan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations,

At least 98 people are dead, including a governor and two former MLB players, after the roof of a nightclub collapsed early Tuesday during a concert, according to Dominican Republic emergency operations.

At least 66 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo, officials have said. A provincial governor and former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel were among the victims.

The roof of an iconic nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic collapsed after a merengue concert, killing at least 44 people and injuring at least 160.

Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at the one-story Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo.

Rescue workers are racing to reach around 100 people still trapped under rubble after the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed during a busy musical performance in the early hours of Tuesday,

Among the dead are former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and former first baseman Tony Blanco, who once played for the Red Sox organization in the minor leagues.