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Passengers sit inside a bus after being disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026.

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Evacuations begin for passengers on MV Hondius cruise ship off Tenerife hit by hantavirus

Evacuations begin for passengers on MV Hondius cruise ship off Tenerife hit by hantavirus

The first passengers to be evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored near Spain’s Canary Islands arrived Sunday afternoon in Madrid. They are being taken to a military hospital to quarantine. Spanish nationals were the first to leave the ship which is anchored off Tenerife. Planes carrying French and Canadian nationals left Tenerife later Sunday. A Dutch plane was due to depart with Germans, Belgians and Greeks, while an American plane was expected to arrive around 5:30 pm local time.