Tourists told to leave French holiday sites as Spain recovers from fires

Spain and France have been ravaged by the worst fires in decades.

Return of winds and extreme heat threaten firefighters’ attempts to bring blazes under control Nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from tourist sites on France’s Atlantic coast as the return of winds and extreme heat jeopardises firefighters’ battles to contain wildfires raging in France and Spain. The precautiona

Maps show the areas of south-west France still affected by raging wildfires as almost 4,000 more people have been evacuated from tourist sites in Lacanau

Live Europe Issued on: 28/07/2026 - 07:47Modified: 28/07/2026 - 17:26 By: French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as firefighters continued to fight the blaze on Tuesday. © Emma Da Silva, AP photo Wildfires in southwestern France flared up again on Tuesday ahe

Thousands are being evacuated from campsites, tourist residences, holiday villages and leisure parks

French authorities order evacuation of 4,000 people from tourist sites on Atlantic coast amid worsening wildfires

Hundreds of thousands of people have already fled their homes in France and Spain

Bordeaux in France has been sent an evacuation warning as wildfires approach the metropolitan area of the city.France’s interior minister Laurent Nuñez said: “The fire is 30 kilometres from Bordeaux. We are taking advantage of the lull to work on the edge of the fire, but the wind will shift during the afternoon.”He ad