The US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, also left stranded tourists wondering how to get home — or to their next destination — after the FAA temporarily closed airspace over the Caribbean.

An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official death count provided of the American strikes in the South American nation.

The Cuban government claimed that 32 of its citizens were killed during the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, according to a statement read on

President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.

No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela that day, according to FlightRadar24.com. And major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region and warned passengers that disruptions could continue for days after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed restrictions.

A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, a day after President Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military operation.

The Venezuelan leader faces a multi-count indictment in New York. Experts in international law question his arrest, but that probably will not affect his trial.