Overview
- Provincial authorities report recent conservation works at Ixpillako pond to prevent further saltwater ingress.
- Officials link the incursions to sea-level rise and stronger storm surges that threaten the pond’s natural balance.
- Ixpillako lies within a Special Conservation Area and is the only freshwater pond in its immediate surroundings.
- Poor weather forced some morning carnival parades to be canceled or relocated indoors, with events moved to community sports halls.
- Several Basque music and dance groups kept performing under shelter, including a switch to the covered Eguzkitza school patio in Irún.