HAVANA (AP) — Relatives of the missing in Cuba’s capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana’s most luxurious hotels that killed at least 26…
HAVANA — Relatives of the missing in Cuba’s capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana’s most luxurious hotels that killed at least 26 people. They checked the morgue, hospitals and if unsuccessful, they returned to the partially collapsed Hotel Saratoga, where rescuers used dogs to hunt for survivors.
Cuban authorities confirmed the tourist’s death and said her partner was injured. They were not staying at the hotel. Dalila González, a spokeswoman for the Tourism Ministry, said a Cuban-American tourist was also injured. The official Cubadebate website also cited the Health Ministry in confirming 80 injured, of whom 46 remained hospitalized.
At least one survivor was found early Saturday in the shattered ruins, and rescuers using search dogs clambered over huge chunks of concrete looking for more. Relatives of missing people remained at the site while others gathered at hospitals where the injured were being treated. The president’s office shared a radio exchange between a fire chief at the scene and the command center.“We have a school here and we’re going to evacuate the school,” the chief said. “There’s a lot of panic here.”Neighbors were still in shock a day after the explosion.
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