They ask for help to locate an elderly man with senile dementia who has gone missing in Santiago de Cuba.

A 75-year-old Cuban man suffering from senile dementia and diabetes is missing in Santiago de Cuba since the morning of May 23rd.

The man, identified as Juan Gallo Bell, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. this Thursday at the corner of his house, located on Siboney Road kilometer 1, Loma de San Juan, behind the Hotel Villa San Juan, as reported on social media by journalist Yosmany Mayeta.

Despite the fact that the elderly person suffers from senile dementia, the family indicated that "he is not an aggressive person," and asked the reporter that anyone who sees him should immediately contact Niurka Gallo at the phone number +53 53526267.

In the comments section of the post, several people expressed hopes for the safe and sound discovery of the elderly man.

There were those who pointed out that people with senile dementia should not be left alone, to which someone replied indicating that it is easy to judge from the outside but that perhaps family members must work and hiring a caregiver is expensive, besides "the checkbook doesn't even cover the groceries."

Reports of disappearances of Cubans are becoming more frequent in recent months, as well as the publication of requests for help on social media to obtain information, all amid a context of increasing violence in the country.

A portion of those systematic disappearance reports are related to people suffering from a condition or disability that makes them more likely to disappear.

In recent days, the report of an 18-year-old autistic youth residing in the city of Matanzas had a happy ending after almost a week of being away from home, as he was finally found safe and sound.