The Basque Government appreciates the "civic attitude" of citizens towards the eclipse

The Basque Government concluded on Wednesday evening the warning phase of the LABI on the occasion of the solar eclipse "without major notable incidents", so it appreciates the "civic and responsible attitude" of the citizens throughout the day.

The Basque Government activated the alert phase of the LABI at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, due to the eclipse and high temperatures, which were expected to accumulate movement and more people in different parts of the territory.

The movements prior to the eclipse took place in a staggered manner, allowing no significant traffic jams to be recorded, although traffic had to be cut at various points in the three historic territories, such as Herrera (Álava); access to the parking lots of Kobarón, Kobetas and Pagasarri; and access to the Balcony of Bizkaia (Bizkaia);  and Jaizkibel, Tolosa, Elosu and Zarautz.

Traffic jams after the eclipse

The main traffic jams followed the eclipse, especially from 22:00, in Gipuzkoa, in the AP-8 towards France, where there were holds of up to 7 kilometres at the Zarautz toll; in Álava, at the access to Vitoria-Gasteiz; and in Bizkaia, at the Avanzada\ u00A0, at the Iurreta toll and at Berriz .

Despite the special volume of traffic, traffic gradually returned to normal and there were no major problems. The LABI alert phase was completed after 11 p.m. "without significant incidents", according to the Basque Government.

On the other hand, the Special Light Crane Service carried out six interventions, four of which took place in Bizkaia, all due to breakdowns, while in Gipuzkoa two assistance was provided, one for failure and one for uninjured accident.

SOS Deiak interventions

On Wednesday afternoon, SOS Deiak 112 recorded eleven eclipse-related incidents:

• Eight mountain rescues in Jaizkibel, Aiako harria, Aizkorri, two in Olarizu, Ibarra, Xoxote (Azpeitia) and Gorliz.
• A rescuein the Maroño swamp.
• Rescueon the A01 coast in Gorliz.
• Health care at the A0E.

"Euskadi has witnessed a historic solar eclipse "and the Basque Government has thanked" the Basque people for their civic and responsible attitude throughout the day ".