A 13-year-old Cuban girl, identified as Alibenis Pérez Cisneros, has been missing for six days after leaving her home in the Chicharrones neighborhood, in the city of Santiago de Cuba, according to her family.
The independent platform YoSíTeCreo en Cuba issued a Mayde Alert this Tuesday to promote the search for the teenager, who was last seen the previous week, and her family has had no news of her since.
According to the report, Alibenis left her house to go to the supply store located in El Polvorín, in the same Chicharrones neighborhood. At that time, she was wearing a brown skirt and a black blouse, and she carried a green backpack with flowers.
Her family describes her as a girl with "dark skin," black eyes, and hair styled in loose braids. Her height is yet to be specified, as noted in the notice. The minor has no identifiable marks, does not take any medications, and did not carry a cell phone with her.
The platform urges anyone who sees her not to leave her alone. If anyone has information about her, they are asked to call the family's contact number, 55333105 (belonging to neighbor Yasmilka Marturell), and the authorities.
Requests for help via social media to find missing persons in Cuba have become increasingly frequent in recent times, amidst a context of social insecurity due to rising crime in the country.
The Mayde Alert was created by independent civil activists following the disappearance of teenager Maydeleisis Rosales Rodríguez in Havana in May 2021. Its purpose is to help locate missing minors alive in Cuba, given the lack of a police protocol and early alert system for missing children.
FAQs About the Missing 13-Year-Old in Santiago de Cuba
Here are some frequently asked questions and answers about the disappearance of Alibenis Pérez Cisneros in Santiago de Cuba.
When was Alibenis Pérez Cisneros last seen?
She was last seen six days ago when she left her home to go to the supply store in the Chicharrones neighborhood.
What was Alibenis wearing when she disappeared?
She was wearing a brown skirt, a black blouse, and carried a green backpack with flowers.
How can people help in the search for Alibenis?
People are urged not to leave her alone if they see her and to call the family's contact number or the authorities if they have any information about her whereabouts.