A DESPERATE search for survivors has been launched after a massive explosion ripped through a popular hotel in Cuba.

The devastating blast obliterated The Hotel Saratoga in Havana after guests heard something that sounded “like a bomb”.

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Worrying reports claim that some holidaymakers are still trapped on the top floor as the four-star hotel crumbles.

There are currently few details about what triggered the explosion and if there are any casualties.

But journalist Bruno Sgarzini shared a harrowing video of the scene on the ground – and claimed two people are already dead.

He said local reports say 15 people have been injured – while the walking wounded desperately try to find safety.

Other reports suggest local people have been heroically saving victims from under the mountains of rubble.