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00:00Translated by STEPHANIE WU
00:06...contigamos de vuelta con ustedes en esta cobertura especial de Telenoticias y Tragedias del Chicxet
00:13y de inmediato vamos a hacer contacto con Guillermo García quien se encuentra en el centro médico Don Moderno
00:18lugar donde fueron llevados algunos de los heridos de la tragedia del Chicxet. Adelante Guillermo.
00:24Thank you, Azize.
00:29Here we continue our journey through different hospital centers where people have been injured
00:38with this tragedy that occurred this morning at the Jetsep disco.
00:45Here we are in front of the modern medical center, where there are nine people who are
00:53receiving medical attention.
00:55However, the administration of this clinic did not want to offer us details of how these
01:07patients are evolving.
01:08They asked for excuses, saying that it is their policy, it is their protocol, it is their way
01:14of acting, not to give information to the media about how the patients who are treated
01:22here are evolving.
01:23They said that the information of this case, they are passing it on to the official body,
01:30which in this case is the COE.
01:32However, unlike this clinic, this morning we were at the UC Medical Center on Máximo
01:40Gómez Avenue, where unlike here, the director of UC, Dr. Miguel Polonio, read the names
01:50of the 12 patients who are being treated at the UC Medical Center on Máximo Gómez Avenue.
01:59Of those 12 patients, unfortunately he reported that two have reserved prognoses, a few could
02:09be discharged in the next few hours and others are currently being subjected at this precise
02:17moment to surgical procedures.
02:20From there, we remember that from the UC Medical Center we moved to the Ney Arias Lora Hospital,
02:27where 22 other people, also victims of this tragedy, are being treated there in the center,
02:36in the Ney Arias Lora Hospital.
02:39There are 22, unfortunately we could not talk to the director, Julio Landrón, who at that
02:45moment was right there in the place of the disaster, in the Yetzee Discotheque, attending
02:53the call of the Dominican Medical School, that all the medical personnel of the country,
02:59a kind of barracks, as it is used in the military, a medical barracks to be attentive
03:12and provide the necessary assistance to this tragedy, that at least 27 people have died,
03:21they have already been confirmed, the exhortation to the population not to send information
03:29in the networks that can distort the official information, that can even damage and hurt
03:38more and deepen the pain of many people who are in Asquaz at this moment, with relatives
03:46and family members who are debating between life and death, make a call to consciousness,
03:55the people who in the networks want to look for likes, want to look for popularity, sacrificing
04:01credibility, this is not the time to look for likes or popularity, it is a moment of
04:08a tragedy where many Dominican families are full of pain, they are in the uncertainty
04:16of not knowing whether their relatives will continue or not with life, also the exhortation
04:21to all those people who are able to donate blood, to go to the centers that have been
04:28enabled for these purposes, including the parking of the Palace of Sports, also the
04:35parking of the General Administration of Customs are enabled so that many people who are
04:41even natural donors, that every so often for medical reasons it is recommended that they donate
04:49blood, this is a very opportune moment that could save the lives of many people, we repeat
04:59in our journey that we have made through different hospital centers, in some they have offered us
05:08information about the evolution of the patients of this tragedy who are being attended there,
05:14however here in the modern medical center for politics they do not offer information about the
05:21evolution of the patients who attend, they told us, we reiterate that information, they pass it
05:28to the COE, to understand them that it is the official body in the face of this tragedy to disclose
05:35information about the patients and the situations they are facing, for the moment this is all
05:43we have from the modern medical center in the national district, I return with you to the studies.
05:50Thank you Guillermo García for your report from the modern medical center, according to information from the
05:57COE emergency operations center, the updated data are 44 dead and 146 injured as a result of the
06:05tragedy that occurred at the Jack Set disco at dawn this Tuesday when part of the roof of that
06:12entertainment center collapsed. One of the people who has also expressed their grief over this tragedy
06:19is the former president of the Republic, Danilo Medina, who asked for strength for those affected
06:24in the tragedy of the collapse of the roof of the Jack Set disco that occurred at dawn this Tuesday
06:29while the artist Ruby Pérez was presenting. The mandator also said that he remained
06:34holding on to hope and embraced the families of the victims in this moment of pain.
06:40The contact now is with Meregildo who is in the Marcelino Vélez hospital. Meregildo Manbrú, go ahead.
06:46Thank you, this is how we continue in this coverage here at the Marcelino Vélez Hospital,
06:56Santana, where many people have come in search of family members, looking for information.
07:05Do you have any family members here?
07:08No.
07:14Greetings.
07:15Greetings, how are you?
07:17Greetings, how are you?
07:19The information.
07:22Well, there are many people here who are looking for their family members, they still do not have
07:28complete information, they are consulting the relatives who have circulated to see if they are
07:36here in this Marcelino Vélez Hospital, Santana. Many people still do not want to speak,
07:45still in the hospital. So we continue here to see the ...
07:56We continue with the information that the list of those who are here in this hospital.
08:02The list is currently what there are are like three patients. Any other information that you
08:07want as a journalist, they told me that you can go up to the second floor, because there is already
08:13someone in charge of giving all the information in what has to do with the press, and also the
08:18official body is the COE, so we cannot really give information that is not, but another has not
08:25arrived, no more patients have been added. Currently there are three patients here.
08:30Of the people who entered here from the list of the ten, no one has died?
08:36No, there are no deaths so far, thank God. What there are are those three patients only.
08:43Are there people who have been subjected to surgery?
08:47Yes, there was a person who was subjected to surgery, thank God it went well, so that's all the
08:53information I can give you, because I don't want to see her either. As I am not the voice here
08:58of the hospital, I don't want to say something that can affect everyone who is in their place and
09:04has their function, I would not like to add anything else, so God bless you. Yesenia Perdomo.
09:11Well, as you could hear, here in this hospital Marcelino Vélez Santana, almost most of the
09:18people who were admitted from the ten, only three people remain. Only three people.
09:26Let's see if any of the people who are still here want to say something, if they have a family member.
09:33Do you have a family member here?
09:36Yes, a friend.
09:38A friend, do you know him?
09:40No, we were here because they told us that they were transferred, but he is not here.
09:47Yes, but he does not appear.
09:49Yes, we have gone to INASIF and he is not there either.
09:58Of course, that he is alive. Yes, of course. And that's how we want it.
10:06Well, as you have already heard, this is the situation that is being experienced here at
10:11Marcelino Vélez Santana Hospital. That's all I have for the moment, if you have any other concerns.
10:18Gildo, I think you're going to have to go up to the second floor of that health center
10:23to talk to the authorized voice to give you details about the health situation of the
10:28three injured people who are in Marcelino Vélez Hospital. What do you think?
10:32...
10:43He didn't hear me.
10:46Maria Gildo Manbrú, thank you for your report from Marcelino Vélez Santana Hospital.
10:51Well, the bodies of the couple composed by Eva Galvez and Paulino Lorenzo,
10:56of the Matas de Farfán, would be the first bodies to be delivered to their families
11:01at the INASIF in the surroundings of La Oas. This information is not sent by Eliana Cuevas,
11:08the reporter who has been covering this tragedy at the INASIF Institute in the surroundings of La Oas.
11:16And as a result and on the occasion of this tragedy, both the Senate and the House of Representatives
11:23suspended their legislative work today. The sessions that were scheduled for today, Tuesday,
11:29were suspended due to this tragedy and the permanent commission of the Senate of the Republic
11:36that had today, was going to offer today the information of the elected to form the House of Representatives,
11:44because it postponed it. Through a statement signed by the President of the Senate,
11:49Ricardo Los Santos, he reported that the ordinary session scheduled for today, at two in the afternoon,
11:55will be moved for Wednesday, April 9, at the same time. The Senate also suspended legislative work.
12:04On its side, the House of Representatives left without effect the convening session scheduled for today
12:09at 10 a.m. and indicated opportunely that in the course of the day it will be known
12:15of the sessions of the Plenum. According to the first data provided by the authorities,
12:20the collapse of the roof of the Yexet disco in the National District has left dozens of dead,
12:26injured and families desperately waiting for information about their relatives
12:34to know if they are alive or not of those trapped in the rubble.
12:39The Dominican Republic is in official mourning for this tragedy of the Yexet,
12:45which occurred at dawn on this Tuesday, after part of the roof of that disco collapsed.
12:5044 dead and 146 injured are the official figures so far offered by the COE Emergency Operations Center.
12:59The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, declared three days of official mourning,
13:04the 8th, 9th and 10th, and has the flag waving in the military enclosures,
13:12public buildings throughout the country.
13:15Under Decree 194-25, the 8th, 9th and 10th of 2025 are declared official mourning.
13:27Well, now in this coverage we are going to take a short break,
13:31and then we will return with much more of this tragedy of the Yexet.
13:35Good afternoon, I am Evelyn Beliar, joining me in this special coverage
13:40on the occasion of a tragedy that engulfs the entire Dominican Republic.
13:44The Dominican Republic awakes today with a tragedy of the collapse of one of the most famous discos
13:51in Santo Domingo, where so far about 44 people have been officially reported dead
13:58and more than 146 injured have been transferred to the different centers of Santo Domingo.
14:05This tragedy, of course, has caused a lot of concern,
14:10and it is that dozens of dead and injured after the collapse of this roof of the Yexet,
14:15where since this morning we have all been in this situation, dismayed.
14:22We are going to share a recap of what happened on the occasion of this tragedy.
14:37It was a common night, and hundreds of people enjoyed the loudest voice of the merengue, Ruby Perez.
14:45Someone fell, a fight, I don't know.
14:47Ah, something fell from above.
14:50Something fell from the roof.
14:52When suddenly, the roof collapsed, leaving dozens of people trapped.
15:04What happened to you?
15:06Dad, what happened to you?
15:08The whole panorama was gloomy, but as the hours passed,
15:13the tragedy was taking on another color that has left everyone with their skin rusted.
15:19Carla Sánchez, Marcelino Vélez,
15:22Carla Sánchez, Marcelino Vélez,
15:24Humberto Guerrero,
15:26in the ICU.
15:28Dozens of dead and hundreds of injured,
15:31an overwhelming atmosphere and many people waiting for news to know about the state of their relatives.
15:39Among the deceased is the governor of Montecristi, Nelcy Cruz.
15:43Subsequently, the family issued a statement informing that from three in the afternoon,
15:49funeral services will begin.
15:52At the moment, the state of health of the merengue, Ruby Perez, is unknown.
15:57President Luis Abinader came to the scene,
16:00who assured that all resources are available to assist the injured.
16:06A large team of rescuers remains in place in the rescue efforts.
16:12For Telenoticias, Weyni Polanco.
16:20It is uncertain what is happening at the moment,
16:24because people come to try to know something about their relatives.
16:27The health centers are full of people who come
16:33for some first-hand information that allows them to know what is the condition of their relatives.
16:38This knowledge of the loved ones,
16:41precisely in the vicinity of the Inasiv,
16:44there are many people who are overwhelmed there,
16:47in desperate attempts to know what the situation is.
16:51We have a report at this time of the afternoon with Eliana Cuevas with first-hand details.
16:55Go ahead, Eliana, good afternoon.
16:58Thank you, Evelyn.
17:01Indeed, we continue at this National Institute of Forensic Pathology.
17:07The scenes are heartbreaking here at this Institute of Forensic Pathology,
17:14where families come in search of information about their relatives.
17:20These are really scenes that hurt the sensitivity of people.
17:26It is heartbreaking when they are given the information
17:31that their relatives are among the deceased.
17:35We have seen, there are countless stories that we have seen on this day,
17:41of families who come in search of information about their relatives
17:46and find that they are among the deceased and that they must go to recognize them.
17:54Here are many people who come with printed photos of their relatives
17:59to try to somehow speed up the process of recognition,
18:05since with the large number of people, this process is even slower.
18:11There is a couple that is made up of people from the Falfán forests,
18:19who have been the first to be handed over to their relatives
18:24and, as they told us, they will be buried tomorrow at the Blandino Funerary.
18:30We were talking to a survivor of the tragedy who told us
18:35how miraculously he was able to save his life.
18:38And as he himself describes it, he was enlightened by God
18:42so that at the moment when small debris fell, he could escape alive.
18:48He, his partner and two other people, unfortunately,
18:52two of his companions lost their lives in the tragedy.
18:56So far, the authorities have counted 44 deceased and almost 150 injured.
19:05This is the information that circulates here,
19:08a lot of despair, anguish and pain among the people who come in search of their relatives,
19:16asking for photographs in their hands, in search of knowing if ...
19:22Let's see.
19:24Sir, are you looking for someone who died in the tragedy?
19:28No, we have a nephew who died naturally yesterday,
19:33a nephew, but they don't give it to us because they are giving priority to today's case.
19:38Well, as we can hear, these are some families who come in search of a body,
19:44which has nothing to do with the tragedy, but without a doubt,
19:47that has also caused them not to be able to give the body of their relative today
19:53because they are giving priority to those who died in the tragedy.
19:58Here, the accumulation of people is getting bigger and bigger,
20:02and because of the advance of time after the event,
20:10after the event,
20:17because of the advance of time after the event,
20:20they have not been able to obtain information.
20:24We are going to try to continue gathering information
20:28to see if some of these relatives can give us some kind of information
20:36about what they have received today.
20:40Please.
20:41We are going to talk to a deputy who is here in search of information.
20:47Greetings, deputy. Tell us what you have known, how the process is going.
20:51Well, they are already making deliveries of what they have processed.
20:57The situation is very unfortunate, but those of us who received good treatment
21:03have been given to the relatives, despite the lack of capacity.
21:09But we are in this. I think we are going to continue.
21:11And the body of the governor of the province?
21:18It is on its way. It is on its way.
21:21Well, we have been confirmed that the body of the governor of Montecristi has already been delivered.
21:27According to this legislator who has been here since early morning
21:32in search of gathering information and speeding up the process.
21:37We will continue here in this Evelin coverage
21:41to bring you all the information that we can gather here
21:45at this National Institute of Forensic Pathology,
21:48where the pain is heartbreaking.
21:50Really, the scenes that are experienced here are unfortunately very heartbreaking.
21:57This is all the information. I return with you.
21:59Thank you very much, Eliana.
22:01We know that you have been, since very early morning,
22:03like all the news teams, giving coverage to this tragedy
22:07that undoubtedly has us all very concerned.
22:11The discotheque Jet Set has issued a statement
22:14in which it laments the tragedy that has left dozens of dead and wounded.
22:18It also sent condolences to the families of the victims.
22:22It said that it is collaborating with the authorities to clarify what happened.
22:27They have also activated their protocols to provide assistance to those affected.
22:31The company also designated the communicator Maria Elena Núñez
22:35to be its spokeswoman and to issue official statements around this tragedy.
22:40In relation to this, we must point out that we must avoid rumors.
22:45We must avoid false news.
22:48We must be aware, precisely with media like ours,
22:52which has been in the Jet Set discotheque since very early morning,
22:56which is at the height of kilometer 6 of Independence Avenue,
22:58where it is practically impassable.
23:01They have cordoned off the area.
23:03It is impossible to move, not even in public transport.
23:10Everything in the area has been interrupted
23:12to prevent rescue operations from being interrupted.
23:16It must be said that all the bodies have been there since very early morning.
23:20There, from 1 or 2 in the morning, ambulances were heard.
23:25It was a total mess in the area,
23:27precisely because of this tragedy that undoubtedly has us all very concerned.
23:32We must also point out that this type of situation
23:35requires the intervention of experts in mental health.
23:40Later we will be talking with Dr. Narda Marizán,
23:44who is a clinical psychologist with a master's degree in intervention in crisis and trauma,
23:48and precisely with her we will address what it implies,
23:51what would be those first aids that we can share with people
23:55who have lost their loved ones in these situations.
24:00This is part of what we are going to share with you.
24:03Of course, in Telenoticias we are following up closely.
24:07We have official information that allows us to share
24:12that so far 44 people have died as a result of this tragedy.
24:24I am told here in production that we are now in contact with Guillermo García,
24:28precisely from one of the health centers,
24:30to tell us what is happening at this time of the afternoon.
24:33Good afternoon, Guillermo. Go ahead.
24:38Good afternoon, Evelyn.
24:41Unfortunately, we continue on our journey
24:44that we have made through different hospital centers
24:47during this day of national mourning.
24:50At this moment we are in front of the modern medical center
24:55of the sector Los Prados in the National District,
24:58where there are at least nine people receiving medical attention
25:04who were injured by the tragedy of this morning at the YTC disco.
25:11The administration of this clinical center told us that due to its protocol
25:18and its internal policy, they are not used to giving information,
25:22to disseminate information about the evolution of the patients who attend here.
25:29That this information, in the case of the tragedy of the YTC,
25:35they are passing the data and information to the COE in an official way
25:41so that they can continue to disseminate later.
25:44However, unlike the modern medical center,
25:49this morning we were at the UC clinic on Máximo Gómez Avenue.
25:55There, unlike here, the director of that center, Dr. Miguel Polonio,
26:02read in front of the cameras the names of each of the 12 patients
26:10who are being recruited, being attended at the UC medical center on Máximo Gómez Avenue.
26:18Of these 12, unfortunately, two are in reserved prognosis,
26:24according to the news, Dr. Miguel Polonio,
26:30director of the UC medical center on Máximo Gómez Avenue.
26:34Two with reserved prognosis.
26:37Others could be discharged in the next few days.
26:41However, there is an amount that is also being subjected to a surgical procedure at this precise moment.
26:51From there, we moved to the hospital Ney Arias Lora,
26:57where there are at least 22 people receiving attention
27:02who suffered some type of injury with the tragedy of this morning.
27:0822 people are being attended.
27:11Many are being subjected to surgical procedures at this precise moment.
27:17We could not speak directly with the director, Julio Landrón,
27:21because at that very moment he was there, in the place of the event,
27:27in the desplomada discotheque Jet C,
27:30attending to the call of the Dominican medical school
27:35that all its members, all the doctors,
27:38were made a kind of call of barracks
27:43to provide all the help and assistance necessary
27:48at this moment in which the number of deaths goes up every minute
27:55and the wounded are still being transferred and rescued from under the rubble.
28:02The exhortation, Evelyn, for people to remain calm
28:09and take official information from the traditional media.
28:14It is a moment of great pain for some people who live from the likes and popularity in the networks
28:23to understand that there are many families who are living a mourning, a pain,
28:28with the uncertainty of not knowing if their relatives will continue to live the exhortation,
28:34the conscience, the solidarity
28:39and stop that sometimes for wanting to gain a like, for wanting to gain popularity,
28:45we are losing credibility and also hurting many people.
28:50Remember that not all human beings react in the same way.
28:55Many people are stuck, disgusted with not knowing what has happened to their relatives.
29:01Another important exhortation at this time, on this day of mourning,
29:06is those people who can and are able to donate blood.
29:11This is a very opportune moment.
29:13Several places have already been enabled so that people who are able and can do it
29:20can donate blood with which they can save one or more lives.
29:25Among the centers officially enabled for these purposes
29:29is the parking of the Palace of Sports,
29:34also the parking of the General Administration of Customs,
29:38among other places that are receiving the blood donation.
29:45We have made a tour of different private and public medical centers.
29:52We went to the UCEDD Medical Center, we went to the Nei Arias Lora
29:57and we also found ourselves here in the modern medical center of the sector Los Prados
30:02in the National District, where, unfortunately, because of their policy,
30:06they have told us that they do not offer, that they do not disclose information
30:12about the evolution of the patients who are treated here in this center.
30:19Evelyn, for the moment, is all we have.
30:22We will continue to follow up.
30:25We will go to other places to keep the population informed
30:33with the veracity that characterizes telenovelas,
30:37to go to the place of the fact and always be close
30:41to give true, first-hand information.
30:45For the moment, is all.
30:47Evelyn, we return with you to the studios.
30:50Thank you very much, Guillermo Garcia.
30:52Indeed, in telenovelas we have been following this tragedy since very early on
30:57and we have teams posted in the different places
31:00in order to have first-hand information.
31:02We are going to take a short break.
31:04We return by sharing a statement from the government of the Dominican Republic
31:07on the purpose of this tragedy.
31:09We continue to give special coverage to this tragedy,
31:12in which the collapse of one of the most famous discotheques in Santo Domingo
31:18has caused the loss of more than 40 deceased people
31:23and so far more than 140 have been transferred to health centers
31:29while waiting, some of them with reserved prognoses.
31:34And on the purpose of this, the Dominican government
31:37has shared a statement that we read for all of you in full.
31:41It says,
31:42The government of the Dominican Republic informs the citizens
31:46that the rescue, assistance and coordination works continue
31:51after the collapse of the well-known night center of the city.
31:56So far, 146 people have been registered,
31:59transferred to different public and private health centers.
32:04Unfortunately, 44 people have died so far
32:08due to the structural collapse.
32:11The search and rescue works continue intensely,
32:15now focused on the removal of heavy debris,
32:18with the hope of continuing to locate victims.
32:21These works have been joined by a specialized canine unit
32:25that will allow a more precise search in critical areas of difficult access.
32:31The statement continues that more than 22 state institutions
32:36under the coordination of the COE Emergency Operations Center
32:41continue to work in an articulated and turn-based manner,
32:45employing heavy machinery, rescue technology and highly trained personnel.
32:52It also adds that psychosocial assistance to the families of the victims
32:58as part of the full support that the government offers in the face of this emergency
33:03is maintained.
33:05The statement reiterates,
33:08we reiterate to the entire population the importance of staying informed
33:13only through official channels,
33:16especially social networks of the COE and the participating institutions.
33:22Let's avoid the confusion of unverified information
33:26that can generate unnecessary confusion or alarms.
33:30And it is a statement that we have shared with you integrally
33:34and from our part,
33:36to reiterate precisely that disinformation must be avoided
33:41and that is why we are offering first-hand information on TV news.
33:47The president of the Dominican Medical School, Waldo Ariel Suero,
33:52called on doctors to join the aid work,
33:55both in the JETSED and in the assistance of the injured
33:59who are being transferred to different health centers.
34:03Suero deeply regretted this tragedy that has taken the lives of several people
34:07and has caused dozens of injuries.
34:10In the same way, he said that the Dominican Medical School
34:13is at the entire disposal of the Ministry of Public Health
34:16to collaborate together on any measure that helps with this heartbreaking tragedy.
34:23And precisely by following up on everything that has happened around this tragedy,
34:28we now take a step from Marcelino Vélez Hospital
34:31to our colleague Meregildo Manbrú with details at this time of the afternoon.
34:37Good afternoon, Meregildo. Go ahead, tell us.
34:42Thank you, Evelyn. Thank you, Evelyn.
34:45We are still in this hospital, Marcelino Vélez Santana,
34:50following up on the tragedy that continues to move the country.
34:55Until this minute, no more injured have entered this hospital.
35:01At the moment, it is known that around five or three people
35:05are still here in this hospital, Marcelino Vélez Santana.
35:10One of those people has already undergone surgery
35:13and, according to what has been reported, the others are not in a state of gravity.
35:20But the influx of people in search of relatives has decreased even more.
35:26It is still not the same as it was in the morning.
35:30There is less mobility of people.
35:34But even so, there are still more people in search,
35:39asking to see if their relatives are here,
35:43in this hospital, Marcelino Vélez Santana.
35:46But not like in the morning.
35:49In the morning, the flow was much greater.
35:52At this time of the afternoon, there is little assistance from people who are looking for information.
35:59Apparently, people already have more information about where their relatives can be.
36:04But here, at least three to five people have entered, no more.
36:10That is the only number of people we have here so far.
36:15Even so, people keep coming, keep asking to see if there is a situation.
36:22But in this hospital, no one has died, no one has died.
36:27And the people who are admitted are not in a very delicate state of health.
36:34Well, any other information, we will stay here, posted in this place.
36:42That's all I have for now. I'll be back with you at the news set.
36:47Thank you very much, Meregildo.
36:49Indeed, you have been following up on people who have been transferred to injured conditions.
36:58And it is natural for relatives to approach to try to know
37:03what is the situation of the people who were affected.
37:07Numerous personalities have spoken out about this unfortunate tragedy.
37:11Former President Leonel Fernandez lamented the tragedy that occurred this morning
37:15when the roof of the Jet Set disco collapsed.
37:18On behalf of X, he expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased.
37:23We raise and we are reciting prayers so that the rescue teams
37:27develop their work safely, agilely and successfully
37:31and manage to find the trapped people safe and sound, wrote the former president.
37:37We are going to take a short break.
37:39We will continue to provide special coverage of everything related to this unfortunate tragedy
37:44that is undoubtedly in the struggle of the entire Dominican Republic.
37:47We will be back in a moment.