French wildfires cause up to 3,000 holidaymakers to flee in country's south-west
Up to 3,000 people at four campsites near Perpignan were evacuated as hundreds of firefighters battled the blazes
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Up to 3,000 people at four campsites near Perpignan were evacuated as hundreds of firefighters battled the blazes
The blaze has ripped through 500 hectares of land in the holiday region of Pyrenees-Orientales, close to Spain's border.
Over 2,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated as the fire ravaged some 500 hectares in the Pyrenees-Orientales region, near the border with Spain.
Blaze in popular tourist area in the Pyrenees forced evacuation of 2,000 people before it was brought under control
EXCLUSIVE: British tourists caught up in a 'catastrophic' wildfires that ripped through a holiday hotspot in France today described their 'terrifying' bid to escape the flames.