Number of dead in roof collapse at nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 221

Women cry during the search for survivors at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed two nights prior during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Ricardo Hernandez/AP)

Memorials have begun taking place for a merengue star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

And as crews searched for more bodies under the rubble, the number of dead surged to 221.