Stranded Brit family sleep in supermarket as France wildfires turn holiday into nightmare

Wildfires are raging across a popular French seaside town. 12:08, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 Updated: 12:11, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 Melissa Sood's holiday to France with her family quickly turned into a nightmare (Image: Melissa Sood / SWNS)A British family stranded in France have been forced to sleep in a tent after being evacuated due to the wildfires. Melissa Sood's holiday to visit her grandmother with husband Sunny, 42, her daughter 14, and her brother and sister turned into a nightmare when the family was evacuated, as wildfires raged across the seaside town of Biscarrosse.The mum, 33, and her family were left stranded on the beach, sleeping on cardboard boxes, until a family friend offered them the use of their garden in Sanguinet. Since Friday, the family have been sleeping in a supermarket tent