In contrast, the 2010 Haiti earthquake (magnitude 7.0 ... wetlands, and water bodies without proper piling to stabilise the soil. High-rise buildings continue to sprout on weak foundations ...

Dominican Republic rescue workers have ended the search for survivors of a nightclub roof collapse as the death toll ...

Rescuers raced to find survivors Tuesday among the rubble of a Dominican Republic night club where at least 44 people died and dozens were hurt in an early-morning roof collapse.

Among the dead are provincial Governor Nelsy Cruz and former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, as dozens are wounded.

Rescue workers were pressing on with the search effort, which more than 24 hours after the roof caved in began to be limited more to recovering bodies ... a tsunami or an earthquake.” ...