Death toll climbs to 25 in Havana hotel blast

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climbed to 25 people including a Spanish tourist, state television reported on Saturday , one day after the powerful blast due to a suspected gas leak.

Rescuers were still combing through what remained of the prestigious Saratoga Hotel looking for survivors. On Friday, officials had said up to 50 people were wounded in the blast.

"All our love to their families and those of all the victims and injured. Our support also to the Cuban people," he added. "It is very regrettable what happened, the destruction, especially the loss of life, and also the people injured, but once again I want to highlight the speed with which the population and institutions mobilised," Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel tweeted.

The first four floors of the establishment, which were closed to guests while being renovated, were gutted in the late morning blast that sent a cloud of dust and smoke billowing into the air on Friday.

 

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