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Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands to send planes for passengers on hantavirus-hit cruise ship

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09-05-2026 | 07:27

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Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands to send planes for passengers on hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands have confirmed ‌they will send planes to evacuate nationals from their respective countries aboard the Spain-bound cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, Spain's interior minister said in Madrid on Saturday.

The ⁠European Union is sending two further planes for the remaining European citizens, Fernando Grande-Marlaska added. The U.S. and UK have also confirmed planes and contingency plans were being arranged for non-EU citizens whose countries were unable to send air transport, he said.

Spanish citizens will disembark first, with the order of ⁠evacuation of the remaining groups of citizens to be determined by health authorities. Citizens ⁠will not be able to disembark until their evacuation plane is ready to depart, Grande-Marlaska added.

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