The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is back at its home port in the Netherlands. Three people who were aboard the luxury cruise vessel MV Hondius who became infected died while at sea. Evacuation flights were arranged for the rest of the passengers and most of the crew members, with some staying aboard for the ship’s voyage home. In the U.S. 18 evacuees are marking their first full week under quarantine with 16 in Nebraska and two in Atlanta. Health officials are monitoring at least 41 people in 16 states who may have been exposed to hantavirus.
Damage cleanup is underway after severe storms moved through southeast Nebraska. Tornadoes were reported yesterday afternoon and evening in Gage and Richardson counties, and the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado on the ground approaching Pawnee City. Hail was reported around the region, and street flooding was reported in Beatrice.
The National Weather Service is rating a tornado that tore through Howard County. Sunday’s tornado was rated an EF-three with maximum winds of 160 miles per hour. The tornado took a six-mile path north of St. Libory and damaged several homes in the area of Seventh and Denton. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen toured the storm damage yesterday morning…