Around 4,000 tourists have been evacuated from campsites and holiday villages in south west France, as firefighters continue to battle a huge wildfire.

Devastating wildfires have raged in France's Gironde region for a number of days, with officials now ordering the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula

Authorities in France's southwestern Gironde and Landes holiday regions ordered tens of thousands to flee as wildfires threaten homes and campsites.

More than 50,000 additional people have been ordered to leave villages around Bordeaux