It is in a first world city. Passport and medications will be replaced as a priority
Wrong, as far as immigration procedures are concerned it is third world at its worst. Have no passport and not a US citizen, you will enjoy the hospitality of immigration custody courtesy US taxpayers until your embassy manages to arrange replacement papers, which can take days. We had a couple of rerouted pax on the AF 340 that wens off the end of the rwy at YYZ, some obliged with the no hand luggage during evacuation, their reward was spending the night and the next day at the immigration holding room. Those morons who carted all their belongings off were put into the airport Sheraton at AF expense...