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 The National Institute of Social Security (INASS) is carrying out a centralized process of granting provisional and definitive pensions, in a quick way, for all the affected workers and relatives of the victims of the accident at the Saratoga hotel, without distinction of pension rights.

Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla denounced today on Twitter that by excluding the island from the Summit of the Americas, Washington is eliminating the possibility of discussing important issues on the bilateral and regional relationship, such as migration.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, is attending this morning the commission’s work of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament), held at the Convention Center in Havana.

The President of the Republic of Cuba declared Official Mourning May 13 and 14 given the painful accident occurred May 6 at Havana’s Saratoga Hotel which claimed 45 lives, including that of a Spanish citizen.

In view of the deep sorrow of our people due to the unfortunate accident that occurred at the Saratoga Hotel on May 6, in which 44 compatriots and one Spanish citizen have lost their lives, and after the conclusion of the rescue and salvage actions, the President of the Republic of Cuba agreed to decree Official Mourning, from 6:00 a.m. on May 13 until 12:00 p.m. on May 14.

The search for one of the chambermaids of the Saratoga Hotel who is still missing since the accident continues today, even in the surroundings of the building, as rescuers and other specialized forces have managed to reach 90% of the hotel's premises.

According to a statement issued by the Cuban Petroleum Enterprise (CUPET), the images of a fire currently making the rounds of the social networks have nothing to do with the Ñico López Refinery, as it actually broke out in a grocery store at the Guaicanamar Conference Center in Havana’s Regla municipality and was put out by firefighters.

Rescuers found the body of one of the two missing persons still unaccounted for amid the debris of the Saratoga hotel, Colonel Luis Carlos Guzman, chief of the Cuban Fire Department, said in statements to the media.

Cuban President and First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, Miguel Diaz-Canel appreciated the message of condolences sent by China’s Xi Jinping for the fatal accident occurred at a Havana hotel, which claimed dozens of lives and injured many.

Three people were injured in an explosion caused by a gas leak early this morning in a house in the municipality of Old Havana municipality, allegedly as a result of negligence, since a gas valve was left open at night.

The municipality of Old Havana gets ready to construct houses for the families affected by the explosion at the Saratoga Hotel on Friday, May 6, which damaged a number of nearby buildings.

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