Several European nations, along with the EU, US, and UK, are dispatching planes to evacuate their citizens from the MV Hondius cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak.

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship ​hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain's interior minister said on Saturday, adding that transport will also be arranged by the European Union, the US and the UK for the remaining passengers.