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Memorials begin for some killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse as death toll reaches 221

Burials and funerals are taking place Thursday for some of the dead, including merengue icon Rubby Pérez who was performing on stage when the cement roof fell onto clubgoers at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo.

The hat and sunglasses of Dominican singer Rubby Perez, who died in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub during his merengue concert, sit on his casket during his wake at the Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
The hat and sunglasses of Dominican singer Rubby Perez, who died in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub during his merengue concert, sit on his casket during his wake at the Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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The death toll from Tuesday's roof collapse reached 221.

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