Canary Islands

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The m/v Hondius cruise ship enters the Rotterdram port after a six-week hantavirus outbreak led to at least three deaths and a dozen confirmed infections. 18 May 2026
HealthBusiness
Dutch expedition ship Hondius resumes cruises after fatal hantavirus outbreak
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
Health
WHO tracing passengers on passenger flight with hantavirus infected Dutch woman
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A Dutchman and a Frenchman allegedly set fire to their sailboat to hide cocaine when the Spanish authorities intercepted them off the coast of Tenerife, 7 July 2025
Crime
Dutchman sets boat full of cocaine on fire after getting caught by police near Tenerife
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Spanish and French Customs intercept four tons of cocaine near Lanzarote
Crime
Four tons of cocaine intercepted near Lanzarote, Dutchman arrested
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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Crime
Netherlands among 13 countries in global terrorism propaganda busts; Spain arrests 9
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Kirchberg in Tirol, Austria
CultureLifestyleSports
More winter sports holiday bookings due to early Christmas school break
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Volcanic rock from la Cumbre Vieja on La Palma
TechNature
Ash cloud from La Palma volcano did not pose health risk in the Netherlands: RIVM
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Packed suitcase
HealthBusiness
Thousands of vacations to Canary islands canceled over increasing Covid infections
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Satellite image of a sandstorm covering the Canary Islands, 22 and 23 February 2020
Nature
Sand storm had Dutch tourists trapped on Canary Islands
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Tenerife island
Health
At least 7 Dutch in Canary Island hotel quarantined over coronavirus
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CrimeWeird
Abusive passenger forces Transavia pilot to divert flight from Eindhoven
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Nature
Storms on Canary Islands leave hundreds of Dutch stranded
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Holiday resorts in Taurito on Gran Canaria
Crime
Dutch woman found dead next to swimming pool on Spanish island
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Storm clouds
Nature
Storm strands Dutch tourists on Canary Islands