They find a missing 13-year-old girl safe and sound in Ciego de Ávila

Melisa Suarez Rodriguez, a 13-year-old girl residing in Chambas, Ciego de Ávila, whoHe had been missing for two weeks., appeared safe and sound in the city of Avila, according to family sources.

Apublication in the Facebook group “Denouncing crimes in Cuba” reported that the teenager, who lives with her father and grandparents in the municipality of Chambas and “had been reported missing by her aunt, appeared safe and sound in the city of Ciego de Ávila.”

“Her aunt sends her gratitude to each of the people who in one way or another helped Melisa return home to her loved ones!” said the post by user Irma Broek, who did not give more details about the appearance. of the teenager.

Despite the happy outcome of this case, the Cuban woman made an urgent call to young Cubans: “Become aware of the situation that is being experienced in the country, assaults, disappearances and murders are no longer isolated cases, if you have a family problem and decide to leave their homes for a few days, notify even a trusted friend or family member, think about the anguish and despair that they will cause unnecessarily to their parents and family. It's not fair!!!".

At the end of January, it emergeddisappearance of the girl Melisa, absent from her home since the 23rd, so her family asked the public for help to find her. The publications emphasized that it was the first time that the teenager was missing from her home.

After the complaint was made to the authorities by the relatives, photos of the minor and telephone numbers were circulated so that anyone with information about her whereabouts could contact them.

The visibility of cases ofmissing persons in Cuba It has gained momentum thanks to social networks, where residents of the island make known the facts and expose the ineffectiveness and passivity of the police in the searches.

At the end of 2023,Another Cuban girl of the same age was reported missing in the town of Media Luna, in Granma. The minor, identified only as Lisniubi, is a junior high school student and disappeared on December 26.

While,The young Karildi Marín remains missing since last December 14. Her family has had no news for almost 60 days about the whereabouts of this Cuban mother. Their little daughter, Paola, turned one year old on February 1, amid family uncertainty about Karildi's situation.