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One of 3 survivors of Cuba plane crash dies, toll rises to 111

Havana: The toll from last Friday’s plane crash in Cuba has risen to 111 as one of the survivors succumbed to her injuries here, officials said. Grettel Landrove, 23, one of three survivors in last Friday’s crash of a Cubana de Aviacion passenger jet, died on Monday in the Calixto Garcia Hospital, where she had […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Cuba plane crash kills over 100, 3 survive

Havana: More than 100 people were killed after a Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-200 crashed soon after takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, a media report said on Saturday. Three female passengers are in critical condition after surviving the crash. Flight DMJ 0972 heading from Cuba to Holguin was carrying 111 people, including 105 […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Hurricane Irma: Cuba evacuates 700,000 people

Havana: Cuban authorities have evacuated 700,000 people from the country’s northeastern coast ahead of the category 5 hurricane Irma hitting the island nation, authorities said. The eye of the hurricane was expected to pass between the island of Hispaniola, home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and the Turks and Caicos Islands early Friday morning, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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