The bodies of a merengue star, a baseball player, and other victims killed in a cement roof collapsing at a popular Dominican nightclub were buried on Thursday. Authorities had stopped the search for the dead after the death toll reached 221. In black and white, mourners poured into Santo Domingo’s National Theater where Rubby Perez's body lay in a coffin. Perez was … [Read more...] about Burials Begin After Dominican Nightclub Collapse Leaves 221 Dead
Death Toll
Over 100 Illegal Miners Dead After Months Trapped in South African Mine, Group Reports
A group representing miners in South Africa said that at least 100 illegal miners who had been trapped underground in an abandoned mine for months by police trying to force them out have died from suspected dehydration and starvation. The group claims that more than 500 other people are still trapped. Sabelo Mnguni told The Associated Press, a spokesman of the Mining … [Read more...] about Over 100 Illegal Miners Dead After Months Trapped in South African Mine, Group Reports
