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Tom Jeffreys

Do not cancel travel plans over wildfires, urges French minister

Firefighters in the Lege-Cap-Ferret region (Emma Da Silva/AP) - (AP)

A French foreign minister has urged tourists not to cancel their travel plans despite unprecedented wildfires in the country’s south west.

Éléonore Caroit, the minister for international partnerships, said that although France was facing an “exceptionally intense” fire season, tourists should visit as long as they remain well-informed.

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