Havana, Cuba (CNN)More than 100 people are believed dead Friday after a Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-200 crashed on takeoff from Havana's Jose Marti International Airport, according to Cuba's state-run media.

CNN's Patrick Oppmann reported from Havana,Natalie Gallon and Marilia Brochetto from Atlanta, and Ray Sanchez reported and wrote from New York.