Overview

• The Guardamar del Segura council reimposed a bathing ban and raised the red flag after new Glaucus atlanticus finds reported on Sunday.
• Five specimens were detected in the latest sweep—four at Playa Ortigues and one at Playa Centro—after two at Playa Vivers prompted an earlier closure.
• Authorities reactivated a preventive search device, with municipal police, rescue and lifeguard crews, and environmental staff tracking conditions.
• Officials urge people not to touch the animal, to alert lifeguards, and, in case of contact, to rinse with seawater, remove remnants with tweezers or a card, apply cold compresses, and seek medical care.
• Sightings have increased along Spanish coasts since June, and reports cite winds and warmer seas as possible factors, though causes remain unconfirmed.