The Foreign Office has urgently updated travelling advice for people going to France after parts were swept by devastating forest fires. The heatwave has left much of Europe like a tinderbox and serious concerns have been raised about the safety of holidaymakers.
On Tuesday at 5.50pm the advice was updated with officials saying access to some areas is 'forbidden' and gave out emergency numbers for people to seek consular assistance from the embassy staff if they are trapped.
The update said: "There are currently two forest fires in the Gironde department near the towns of La-Teste-de-Buch and Landiras with preventative evacuations of some areas and several road closures. Access to all forest areas in the Gironde is currently forbidden."
