Rescuers in Cuba hotel blast hold hope of survivors as death toll climbs

Emergency personnel walks in front of the Saratoga Hotel two days after it suffered an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

By Dave Sherwood

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban rescue workers combed through vast piles of rubble from the Hotel Saratoga in the early hours of Monday, uncovering four more bodies overnight after the hotel was hit by an explosion and bringing the death toll to at least 31, a local official said.