Cuban authorities have revised downwards the death toll from the powerful explosion at the Saratoga Hotel, citing 26 dead and 46 injured, while rescue crews continue to try to locate survivors in the wreckage.
Earlier, the Red Cross said the death toll stood at 32 and 19 missing, but the government denied it, calling it a "mistake."
The victims include four children and teenagers.
There were no tourists at the hotel, as it has been closed for two years due to the pandemic. But workers and hotel employees were preparing it to reopen on Tuesday. At the time of the explosion, 51 people were working inside the building, of whom 11 were killed, 13 were missing and six were hospitalised with injuries. The rest managed to get out in time.
A Spanish tourist, aged 29, who was walking near the hotel was also killed, while her husband was seriously injured.
Source: APE-MPA
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