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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub face legal action

The family of one of 231 people killed when a Dominican nightclub roof collapsed on concert-goers is seeking manslaughter charges against the establishment's owners, according to a legal filing.
World • 15 Apr

Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 226

The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has risen to 226, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones.
World • 13 Apr

Death toll in Dominican nightclub tragedy rises to 218

A devastating roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 218 lives, authorities have said, with hopes of finding any more survivors fading.
World • 10 Apr

Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 124

The death toll following the collapse of the roof of a packed nightclub in the Dominican Republic has increased to 124, emergency services have said.
World • 09 Apr

At least 10 dead in Caribbean as Maria hits Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria has caused severe flooding on Puerto Rico, plunging the island into darkness as the storm's death toll in the Caribbean rose to at least 10.
Hurricane Maria • 21 Sep 17

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