Thirteen Cuban soldiers and officers are reported missing after explosions in an arms and ammunition depot in Melones, a town in the eastern province of Holguín, the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces said in a statement late Tuesday. Among the missing are two mayors, two warrant officers and nine soldiers.

Thirteen Cuban soldiers went missing following explosions at an ammunition depot in the Holguin province, located 435 miles from Havana. Authorities are actively investigating the incident. According to officials,

On Tuesday morning, a series of powerful explosions rocked an ammunition depot in Melones, a small rural community in Cuba’s eastern province of Holgu