Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTourists are being urged to avoid the Gironde region near Bordeaux, France, due to ongoing wildfires that have been raging since Saturday. Sophie Brocas, the prefect of Gironde, advised tourists already in the area to consider alternative destinations, following the evacuation of approximately 220,000 people in south-west France. The UK Foreign Office has issued a warning for British tourists in affected areas, advising them to follow local authority instructions and check with their accommodation or travel providers. Despite Bordeaux airport remaining operational, its hotel zone has been evacuated, and a flexible cancellation policy for SNCF rail services to the region is in place until 31 July. The fires have caused a “pyrocumulonimbus” – a giant fire thunderstorm – and have already burned 115,000 hectares across France this year, with smoke affecting Bordeaux city. In fullTourists warned ‘do not come’ to Gironde prefect as wildfires rageMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Tourists urged to rearrange travel plans as France wildfires rage
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTourists are being urged to avoid the Gironde region near Bordeaux, France, due to ongoing wildfires that have been raging since Saturday. Sophie Brocas, the prefect of Gironde, advised tourists already in the area to consider alternative destinations, following the evacuation of approximately 220,000 people in south-west France. The UK Foreign Office has issued a warning for British tourists in affected areas, advising them to follow local authority instructions and check with their accommodation or travel providers. Despite Bordeaux airport remaining operational, its hotel zone has been evacuated, and a flexible cancellation policy for SNCF rail services to the region is in place until 31 July. The fires have caused a “pyrocumulonimbus” – a giant fire thunderstorm – and have already burned 115,000 hectares across France this year, with smoke affecting Bordeaux city. In fullTourists warned ‘do not come’ to Gironde prefect as wildfires rageMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
