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

Workers remove debris beside the Saratoga Hotel three days after an explosion in Havana, Cuba May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Workers remove debris in front of the Saratoga Hotel three days after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

A view of a destroyed room of the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Emergency personnel recover a body from the Saratoga Hotel three days after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

An emergency personnel looks at debris inside the Saratoga Hotel three days after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Emergency personnel work at the Saratoga Hotel two days after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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

Emergency personnel with sniffer dogs prepare to search for survivors at the Saratoga Hotel two days after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Workers weld metal debris in front of the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

A worker sweeps the floor of a school in front of the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

A view of a destroyed room of the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

An emergency personnel checks a room of the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

An emergency personnel walks past in front of the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

An emergency personnel works at the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Emergency personnel work at the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Workers look at the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

An emergency personnel walks past the Saratoga Hotel a day after an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Emergency personnel gather in front of the Saratoga Hotel a day after it was hit by an explosion, in Havana, Cuba May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

A gas tanker truck is lifted from debris after an explosion hit the Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini