Death toll climbs to 98 after nightclub roof collapse in Dominican Republic

Since the collapse of the roof at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo in the early hours of Tuesday, the death toll has climbed steadily.

The popular club, which has operated for fifty years, was hosting a merengue concert attended by politicians and athletes when the roof of the one-storey building caved in and fell onto the busy dancefloor.

98 people have now been confirmed dead, among them popular Dominican singer and star of…