Drought
Farmers from Álava and Treviño have gone out with tractors to ask them to name the drought zone
Dozens of rural professionals have gathered in Vitoria-Gasteiz in response to the call for the association Ataca (Association of Farmers and Farmers of Álava and Treviño) to urge the Basque Government to declare the area of drought in order to receive specific aid to deal with the effects of drought and heat waves.
48.8% of the reservoirs in the Basque Country are filled, almost 6 points less than usual in August
Since the beginning of July, the water collected in the reservoirs has been below the average of the last 20 years, a difference that has been increasing week after week.
Amaia Barredo: "The Basque Government is working to meet the deadlines and commitments made to farmers"
The Minister for Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government, Amaia Barredo, has advanced that the Basque Government will make available to the livestock sector "by early September" the joint purchase routes for certain raw materials due to the shortage of grass caused by the drought. In an interview on Radio Euskadi this Friday, Barredo explained that although the Fodder Table is not yet convened, this does not mean that there will be any delays.
Izarra's pool closed this Thursday due to water shortages
The City of Urkabustaiz (Álava) has decided to close the municipal swimming pool season earlier than usual due to high water consumption and depletion of aquifers.
Farmers are calling for a joint purchase of fodder and an immediate declaration of drought
For two weeks now, the Fodder Table has met and the institutions have made a number of commitments. Many farmers have started buying grass and straw on their own and have called on the institutions to take immediate action.
ENBA calls for a plan to provide water for all farms
The spokesman for the agricultural union, Xabier Iraola, has detailed that there are about 5,000 farms in Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa outside the public water supply network, which are increasingly suffering from water shortages due to summer droughts.
Water restrictions in several Alavese towns due to drought and scarcity
The Álava Water Consortium has introduced water restrictions in municipalities such as Salvatierra or Alegría-Dulantzi, while in Zuia water has begun to be transported in tankers to ensure supply.
The Basque institutions will make a joint purchase of fodder to support smaller livestock farms
The purchase will take place in August, following a survey to determine the actual needs of the farms hit hardest by the drought, while direct subsidies will be analysed by the end of the year.
The Danube has revealed its secrets after the drought: the remains of a mammoth and the Nazi ships have surfaced
The Danube, the second longest river in Europe, is experiencing a historic drought, and its flow drop has revealed surprising footprints from the past: the remains of a mammoth A000s have appeared in Bulgaria, and dozens of Nazi ships sunk in World War II have been exposed again in Serbia.
The Bizkaia Council will take tanker trucks to Karrantza from tomorrow to ensure water supply
Zuia City Council will make night water cuts to ensure supply
The cut is in effect from 22:00 to 08:00, and the use of showers in municipal swimming pools is now prohibited.
New water restrictions in Iparralde due to drought: prohibited irrigation, fishing and vehicle cleaning
The situation is particularly alarming in the Zuberoa Aruta Uroitza, where the flow rate has dropped significantly: if in July it was four cubic metres per second, in August it was halved.
