The son of Mabel García Corrales, a 54-year-old Cuban woman, recently took to social media to remind the public that his mother has been missing since the first week of July. She was last seen in the province of Ciego de Ávila, where she resides. "Please share this, my mom is still missing. If anyone sees her, please send photos because she has been mistaken for others," wrote the user JoseDay DayJose on Facebook, emphasizing the four-month duration of her disappearance.
In a plea for assistance, he lamented, "Help me, the police aren't doing anything about it." He also mentioned that although she is known as Mabel, people call her Marbeli, and she suffers from nervous disorders but is not violent. In previous posts, the family stated that they have reported her disappearance to the police. They also urged anyone with information to call 55200690, message JoseDay DayJose on Messenger, or report to the authorities.
The feminist platform YoSíTeCreo in Cuba has also highlighted Mabel's disappearance, describing her, based on family accounts, as a woman with black hair speckled with gray and black eyes.
Increase in Missing Persons Reports
Reports of missing individuals have surged this year, with social media frequently flooded with family and friends' appeals for information to locate their loved ones, given the absence of a dedicated state channel in Cuba for such issues. In late October, a family in Havana turned to social media in desperation after an elderly relative went missing. Residing in the Cerro municipality, they provided a contact number for tips: “55383789” to reach the elderly man's daughter.
Meanwhile, a Cuban fisherman has been missing since departing for a fishing trip in Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque province, from Havana, according to family sources.
Another unresolved case involves Karildi Marín, a young mother who disappeared in Havana in December 2023. Ten months later, her family continues to seek answers about her fate and criticizes the police's handling of the investigation.