Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills scores of people
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What happened at the Dominican Republic nightclub?
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janet Jalil and in the early hours of Wednesday, the 9th of April, these are our main stories. Rescuers are searching for survivors after a roof collapse at a music venue in the Dominican Republic kills scores of people. The Trump administration escalates its trade war with China with tariffs of more than 100% coming into effect today. The UN Secretary General accuses Israel of violating the Geneva Conventions in Gaza by blocking aid supplies. Also in this podcast we talked to the renowned British artist David Hockney about his biggest ever exhibition.
I mean I've always said I want my work to be seen but I don't have to be seen.
We start this podcast in the Dominican Republic, where throughout the day the number of people killed by the sudden collapse of a nightclub roof has been steadily rising. As we record this podcast, at least 66 people are confirmed to have died and more than 150 have been injured. It's thought that many more may be buried alive by the huge mounds of rubble.
Vamos, vamos, vamos, vamos!
Rescueworkers are continuing to search for survivors at the music venue in the capital, Santo Domingo. The president, Luis Abinader, said they weren't giving up hope.
Wir glauben an Gott, dass wir noch mehr Menschen von diesen Ruinen retten werden.
Why did the roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub?
I heard more from our America's editor, Leonardo Russia, about what could have caused this disaster.
It's very strange that the whole roof collapsed in one go. That's what people are saying, that there is something wrong, because you might have bits of the roof collapsing, people running the other direction. The building was a 1970s building that began as a disco, as a nightclub, and then became a music event, you know, a venue later. Es gab viele Leute online, Leute, die ich auf der lokalen TV sah, die Nachbarn, die sagten, was passiert ist, es gab ein Feuer da ein paar Jahre ago, ich weiß nicht, ob es strukturelle Schäden war, es gab Berichte von Wasserlösen. And also because it was closed during the COVID pandemic, that when it reopened, it reopened with new infrastructure on the roof, air conditioning generators and that might have put a strain on the roof. It's been investigated and what witnesses said, survivors, is that they thought it was an earthquake. It felt like an earthquake, trembling and the whole thing came down on them.
There are dozens of people who are outside, they are praying, they are sharing pictures, asking for people to inform, is my husband, is my daughter, is my brother here or in some hospital. So the rescue efforts are going on and we have to say that the Dominican Republic has a history of hurricanes and earthquakes and they have a very developed team, very well trained and very well equipped and they are doing all they can to find survivors.
How is the trade war between the US and China escalating?
Leonardo Rocha. As we record this podcast, the US President Donald Trump is poised to further escalate his trade war with China in a move that will reverberate around a world still stunned by the past few days of steep stock market falls. The White House says the US is imposing another 50% tariff on Chinese imports from today to punish Beijing for imposing its own reciprocal tariffs on US goods.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What happened at the Dominican Republic nightclub?
0:38–3:02
2
Why did the roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub?
3:02–4:33
3
How is the trade war between the US and China escalating?
4:33–7:23
4
What challenges are stockbrokers facing during market turmoil?
7:23–9:24
5
Is China involved in the Ukraine conflict?
9:24–12:13
6
What is the UN's stance on the situation in Gaza?
12:13–13:35
7
How is South Korea addressing its low birth rate and labor shortage?
13:35–34:25
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