Cardi B mourns after Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy
The raptress expressed utter grief after the disaster struck her ancestral country
Cardi B could not contain her sorrow after a recent tragedy in a Dominican Republic nightclub.
The incident occurred on April 8 when the roof of the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo suddenly collapsed, killing at least 218 people with hundreds injured.
The disaster took the lives of several prominent figures, including Major League Baseball All-Star Nelson Cruz and merengue singer Rubby Pérez.
Many celebrities reacted to the tragic news, including Cardi, whose ancestors are from the Dominican Republic and Trinidad.
“I’m in literal tears scrolling down my timeline seeing my Dominican people being rescued, some with lives and some gone,” Cardi wrote on her alt Instagram account, BG Secret Society.
The raptress continued, “I’m sad seeing families crying desperately in pain looking for loved ones… I feel like every Dominican around the world is in a big Hora Santa (holy hour) praying for survivors and praying for the ones that are gone to be in God’s Glory (sic).”
The 32-year-old concluded her message with a touching tribute to Pérez, calling him an “iconic artist.”
“I’m glad tho our final memory of him was him sharing his beautiful voice to us… Sang one last time,” Cardi said of the late artist.
The death toll from the incident is continuing to rise, with an official investigation underway.
Many are also raising questions after reports emerged that the establishment was well over the limit of its maximum capacity of 1,000 people when the tragedy struck.
