With little or no help from the U.S. government, Americans stranded in the Mideast used WhatsApp and social media to figure out how to get home

Alyssa Ramos’ evacuation from Kuwait took 48 hours and carried her across four continents. The U.S. government did not help with any part of it, the travel blogger said.

“They keep going on the news and saying they’re doing everything they can to get Americans out,” Ramos said after landing in Miami on Thursday. “I know for a fact they’re not.”

She said she repeatedly messaged the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait before being directed to the consular section, which told her it couldn’t...