![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/france-wildfires-rip-through-homes-and-campsite-as-thousands-of-tourists-flee/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_FRANCE-FIRE.jpg&description=In the Pyrenees-Orientales region in France the seaside resort of Argeles has been impacted, destroying at least one campsite and ripping through a number of homes Thousands of tourists have been evacuated from a holiday hotspot after ferocious wildfires destroyed homes and campsites. At least 3,000 tourists have fled after the blaze ripped through 500 hectares of land in an area of France close to the Spanish border that has been sweltering for months. In the Pyrenees-Orientales region the seaside resort of Argeles has been impacted, destroying at least one campsite. Video from the area shows flames approaching a site where families are stuffing their belongings into bags and fleeing as children scream in the background. Clouds of thick smoke blotted out the sky after the fires broke out on Monday afternoon. The flames spread rapidly close to the villages of Saint-Andre, Sorede and Argeles as very hot weather and strong winds created perfect conditions for the tinder dry countryside to ignite. Around 450 fire fighters have worked flat out to get the inferno under control, with 17 suffering minor injuries as a result. Have you been affected by the fires? Email webtravel@reachplc.com Senior regional official Rodrigue Furcy said that the fire has been contained but remains dangerous. He added that the impacted area remains "under close surveillance and firefighters were still battling the blaze". Thirty houses had been damaged, along with a warehouse and a campsite, Mail Online reported, while a number of roads have been closed and the train service from Perpignan to the Spanish border was suspended for several hours. The fire has destroyed one forest fire tanker truck and around 50 mobile homes in the Les Chenes Rouges campsite in Argeles-sur-Mer, Crisis24 reported. The fire is not the first one to hit the region this summer. Last week 8,000 people close to the southwestern city of Bordeaux had to flee their homes. At the end of July close to 40,000 people were order){kind=link}
In the Pyrenees-Orientales region in France the seaside resort of Argeles has been impacted, destroying at least one campsite and ripping through a number of homes
Thousands of tourists have been evacuated from a holiday hotspot after ferocious wildfires destroyed homes and campsites.
At least 3,000 tourists have fled after the blaze ripped through 500 hectares of land in an area of France close to the Spanish border that has been sweltering for months. In the Pyrenees-Orientales region the seaside resort of Argeles has been impacted, destroying at least one campsite.
Video from the area shows flames approaching a site where families are stuffing their belongings into bags and fleeing as children scream in the background. Clouds of thick smoke blotted out the sky after the fires broke out on Monday afternoon.
The flames spread rapidly close to the villages of Saint-Andre, Sorede and Argeles as very hot weather and strong winds created perfect conditions for the tinder dry countryside to ignite. Around 450 fire fighters have worked flat out to get the inferno under control, with 17 suffering minor injuries as a result.