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Well, 190 people still missing after the fuego volcano erupted in guatemala. cnns patrick ottoman has the latest. >> reporter: a desperate search for survivorsis now under way in guatemala. those who escaped still reeling after the fuego volcanos sudden eruption sunday afternoon. this pyroclastic cloud of ash and rock was spewing at 100 miles per hour. mandatory evacuation came hours after the mountain roared to life. >> translator: my mothers house was buried with my entire family inside. my th...

Despised. to the president of venezuela, castro was seen as an inspiration. nicolas maduro visited the former leader of his country, hugo chavez. maduro declaring days of mourning in solidarity with cuba. a different reaction in the united states. take a look at the scene in miami, florida. many in the exiled communities, the cuban exiled community came together to celebrate in little havana. some even dancing in the streets marking the ket of fidel castro as a victory for change. in cuba itself...

Had their names so closely associated with one country but thats the case of fidel castro. >> led for nearly half a century, a major figure in cuba. will be interesting to see the reaction in miami and cuba. cnn has the only dedicated correspondent in cuba. patrick is live with us this hour. reading the headline for viewers in the united states and around the world, fidel castro dead at 90 years old. are you hearing reaction there? >> reporter: yes, i spoke to someone on the way to the office. w...

Revolutionary to havana. once he is done with, fidel castros influence will endure for years to come. patrick ottoman, cnn, havana. >> he is there in cuba following the story. well get back to they will. i want to read this statement. phi dahl castro a figure peter either loved or hated. this is from the residence is way land president, nicolas ma dura reading i just talked with president raul castro to transmit the solidarity and love for cuba for the depart your of commander fidel castro. we a...

Reopening of relationships, the relationship between cuba and the united states. 24,000 in 2014, the year the announcement was made. listen to this, the following year it was almost double that, 43,000. and then fiscal year 2016, meaning up until october, 46,000 people. that means of course that the economy on the island is not very good and that cubance are essentially voting with their feet, leaving again the island if droves. >> voting with their feet. voting with their wallets. >> lets go to...

Now more than ever this is a time of transition for cuba. seen so much change here in the last few years. u.s. president obama visiting cuba and now will be more expectation among cubans who endured so much for a better economy and life. its not sure or clear whether those expectations will be met. >> all right. patrick. going to look back at fidel castros life with a report you put together on the late cuban leader. >> fidel castro rode into havana in 1959, a conquering hero astride a jeep. jus...

Patrick ottoman is joining us from havana. what can you tell us athis stage? i know its early hours. >> reporter: thats right. news landed like a bomb on cuba. a man who has ruled this island and had influence across the world for 60 years now. just beginning to feel the aftereffects. announcement made after typical event here to mark a revolutionary victory. im told that raul castro took to the stage to announce the death. iconic leader who has angered u.s. presidents for decades. some have cal...

Ere erected. and im sure that some day when the castros are no longer in power those monuments and those statues -- it reminds me of the saddam hussein statue in baghdad. the one that the americans pulled down with the help of the iraqis. thats going to be the fate of those castro statues. >> a cllist in with the miami herald joining us this hour. stay with us well come back to you. >> rafael rommo joins us now. cnn correspondent. rafael, as we now have the confirmation that fidel castro has pas...

Learning of the death of fidel castro. possibly even before some cubans themselves have found out the news. as our correspondent was telling us, it was his brother, the current president raul castro who made a brief statement a short statement giving the news that his brother fidel castro had passed away. currently the cuban media are not broadcasting this news. it is entirely possible, as patrick was telling us, that people in havana or around the island havent all yet found out about this news...

The years but tonight, finally the news is real. i remember fidel castro used to joke when he did die nobody would believe it because there have been so many false death reports over the years and now we are living that moment. of course it is very real for cubans who have to live with the after effects of this revolution that completely changed life on this island and continues to really affect every single cuban citizen. not only here but the millions who fled and left and now live in the unit...