Families staying at the Holiday Inn in Mérignac, just north of Bordeaux Airport, were given a 3.30am wake-up call by staff who told them that smoke billowing across from the fires.

Families staying at the Holiday Inn in Mérignac, just north of Bordeaux Airport, were given a 3.30am wake-up call by staff who told them that smoke billowing across from the fires.

Wildfires in Europe have displaced around 300,000 people this week