Santo Domingo – The identification and autopsy of the bodies of 225 people who were killed in a nightclub plane four days ago was a very difficult task, as the morgue in the country was immersed.
The sad families who hoped to obtain the remains of their loved ones were waiting outside the Dominican Republic of Dominican Institute for several days, and the authorities begged to release the bodies so that they could start mourning their relatives.
Roger de la Rosa, who flew from the United States after the discovery of Wednesday that his sister, Rosie de la Rosa Ortega, was one of the deadly victims, You request a desperate answers from forensic officials Friday morning. Asked about the need to dissect the bodies.
“No one faced me,” said de la Rosa in Spanish. “Nobody has the courage to look at me in the eyes.”
Others like Anna Julia Megia, who was waiting for her mother’s remains, had the same question.
“We do not want to dissect the body because we know what they died from. We just want them to give them, so that we can wake up,” Tell mejía Noticias Telemundo.
Minister of Public Health Victor Attala has been updated The number of deaths from 221 To 225 When talking to Noticias Telemundo Early on Friday afternoon.
Government officials said that the autopsy helps in determining whether the person has died immediately, as a result of their injuries or by suffocation due to debris. They also said, the autopsy is likely to serve as an “important evidence” in the continuous investigation of the cause of the collapse.
As of Thursday night, forensic officials completed 130 anatomy of the bodyAccording to the National Public Prosecutor Office.
Antoliano Pairta, legal advisor to the Executive Branch of the Dominican Republic, admitted in an interview with Noticias Telemundo The death of the tragedy was so great that it “exceeded the ability of the Forensic Medicine Institute.”
the The smell of corpses inside the morgue It can feel even outside the building, and reach the families that were outside waiting for the answers, I mentioned Noticias Telemundo.
There is no nation in the world equipped to conduct hundreds of autopsy in one day, according to Attala, the Minister of Public Health. However, the authorities confirmed that they are doing everything in their power to accelerate the process.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office said in statement “The government has strengthened our criminal medical team with the aim of completing all autopsy” by Friday.
Attala said that among the autopsy that was conducted from Friday morning, more than 80 % of the victims died due to the shock of the head caused by the effect of the deteriorating roof. “This means that they either died immediately or very quickly.”
“I was besieged in the rubble”
In addition to hundreds of bodies, rescue sets regained 189 stakeholders. Christopal Moya was among those who survived.
Speaking to NBC News from his bed in the hospital on Thursday afternoon, Moy said he survived “thanks to God.”
Remember a sitting to see the famous Rubby Pérez singer on the stage when heavy dust began to fall from the top.
“In one minute, the roof of the ceiling. Something hit my head. I lost consciousness,” Moya said in Spanish. “When I woke up, I was trapped in the rubble.” He thought for a second, “Was I dreamed? No, I was not.”
A video of the people who saved Moya appears as he puts his face down, and his head is covered with blood and his body was buried in the debris. Moya was injured in his head, trunk and legs.
“God has given me an opportunity,” Moya said. “A new opportunity in life.”
Videos from inside Jet Set Nightclub minutes before the disaster strikes now show the last Pérez parties. Before killing the roof collapse, Perez was the crowd with his strong voice and active dance movements.
Videos were filmed by Isaac Gonzalez, the official photographer of the nightclub. There was to capture what was supposed to be a festive event starring one of the largest music stars in the Dominican Republic. But instead, the night ended the documentation of anyone The most bloody country events.
Gonzalez said the ceiling collapsed when it exceeded the place for five minutes to take a break. He was one of the first to photograph the club’s destruction and respond to emergency situations. Its videos also show the respondents who arrived at the scene, and later placed the body bag after the body bag in ambulances.
Funeral services Burial For all victims, they are still this week.
Among the people who died Nelsi Cruz, the governor of Monticrite County and former MLB players Octavio Dutel and Tony Capreraand Dominican fashion designer Martin Bolanko Grupo Popular staff – one of the largest banking companies in the country – and the colonel of the country’s medical nation Dr. Jose Ovideo Maldonado Reyes.
Nicole Asifido of New York, Roses Hortado and Erine McLeulin from Santo Domingo.
Carolina Gonzalez and Colin Chile Contribute.