Commissioner seeks help to convey stranded Miami-Dade first responders residence

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera has despatched a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Miami-Dade Congressional Delegation, urging their help within the evacuation and the protected return of two Miami-Dade first responders and all different Individuals stranded in Peru.

In his letter Commissioner Cabrera stated two first responders for Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue Captain Brian Vega, and Miami-Dade Police Division Sergeant Jessenia Muñoz are stranded in Peru.

Captain Vega is stranded with over 200 Americans in a city close to Machu Picchu in Peru. Following the arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, the nation declared a state of emergency and the prepare service has been suspended due to protests all through the nation. The one supply of transportation out and in of the city is by prepare, leaving Captain Vega unable to journey again to the US.

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Sergeant Jessenia Muñoz can also be stranded about 4 hours away from Machu Picchu in Cusco. She has additionally not been capable of journey again to the US due to the protests in Peru.

“I urge in your quick intervention to make sure that these two Americans who danger their lives on daily basis and all the opposite Individuals who’re nonetheless grounded in Peru are evacuated and returned residence safely.” Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera stated.