The death toll at last week's nightclub roof collapse in the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 231, the Minister of Interior and Police said on Monday, as families of victims began filing lawsuits against the nightclub's owners.

The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic. The family of one victim sued Jet Set nightclub owner Antonio Espaillat and his mother,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams wiped away tears as he visited the site of the horrific nightclub collapse that left 225 dead in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Adams, who traveled to the site of the destroyed Jet Set nightclub Monday morning,