Holidaying Britons were among thousands of tourists forced to flee their campsites as wildfires ripped through parts of southern France overnight.

Irish families have been evacuated from their campsite in southern France after wildfires, fuelled by strong winds, swept through parts of the country's Mediterranean coast.

Kim O’Connell had to evacuate from her holiday campsite in south of the country after flames spread on Thursday

Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in southern France as out-of-control wildfires sweep through the country amid a record-breaking heatwave.

A wildfire burning near the French-Spanish border has forced scores of people to evacuate, with thousands of firefighters battling the blaze along the coast. On Thursday, Reuters reported that the wildfire was burning near Canet-en-Roussillon,

According to the prime minister, the wildfire season is running at least two weeks ahead of its usual schedule. With vegetation already extremely dry, he voiced concerns about the 'endurance' of firefighting resources.

An Irish family are among over 1,500 people evacuated from a French campsite due to wildfires. Several wildfires broke out along the Mediterranean coast of France as a result of the severe heatwave in mainland Europe,

French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one person dead and destroyed several thousand hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south. With Europe facing new August heat waves ...

More than 2,000 people lodged at campsites around the southern French town of Canet-en-Roussillon have been evacuated, local media reported, as a wildfire on Thursday (July 2) blazed near a port, burning docked boats and emitting clouds of thick black smoke.