U.S. Citizens Stuck Abroad Get Help From Congressional Offices

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights, a number of Minnesotans and other U.S. citizens now find themselves stranded far from home.

Anne Albers’s daughter Hannah is among those Minnesotans who was left stranded far from home by the pandemic. For Hannah, a long anticipated trip to Latin America quickly transformed into a nightmare. Isolated in the mountains of Peru, Hannah and her boyfriend Nick were caught off guard as the coronavirus swept the world. By the time they realized the gravity of the situation, Peru’s government had already moved to suspend foreign-bound flights.

Anne Albers said she did her best to reach out to the U.S. Embassy in Peru, but it was so swamped by calls that she wasn’t even able to leave a message. So she reached out to the offices of her members of Congress