Evacuation operations began on Sunday for passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has been affected by a hantavirus outbreak in Tenerife, Spain. The outbreak has led to the deaths of three individuals, including a Dutch couple and a German woman, with several others reported ill. Spanish authorities are coordinating the evacuation of nearly 150 passengers and crew, who are being transported to Tenerife South airport for repatriation flights. The first group, comprising 14 Spanish nationals, has already departed for Madrid, where they will be quarantined in a military facility. Health officials confirmed that all passengers were medically screened and asymptomatic before disembarkation. Meanwhile, UK military personnel successfully executed a high-risk airborne operation to deliver medical aid to Tristan da Cunha, a remote island with limited access, following a suspected hantavirus case linked to the cruise ship outbreak. The operation involved parachuting medical supplies and personnel to assist the island's small medical team. UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper commended the armed forces for their efforts as two other British nationals connected to the outbreak have been evacuated to the Netherlands and South Africa.