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Most vacationers return to their campsites after a wildfire ripped through French tourist area


This handout photo provided by SDIS66/Yacine Bouchaid shows planes working to extinguish a wildfire in Saint-Andr茅, southeastern France, Monday Aug. 14, 2023. Vacationers were mostly able to return to their campsites Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 after a wildfire ripped through 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near the seaside resort of Argeles-sur-Mer in southern France, close to the border with Spain, authorities said. (SDIS66/Yacine Bouchaid via AP) This handout photo provided by SDIS66/Yacine Bouchaid shows planes working to extinguish a wildfire in Saint-Andr茅, southeastern France, Monday Aug. 14, 2023. Vacationers were mostly able to return to their campsites Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 after a wildfire ripped through 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near the seaside resort of Argeles-sur-Mer in southern France, close to the border with Spain, authorities said. (SDIS66/Yacine Bouchaid via AP)
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Vacationers were mostly able to return to their campsites Tuesday after a wildfire ripped through 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near the seaside resort of Argeles-sur-Mer in southern France, close to the border with Spain, authorities said.

Up to 3,000 vacationers on four campsites had been evacuated on Monday evening as a precaution. Authorities said Tuesday that the fire was contained overnight but remains under close surveillance.

Local firefighters said one of the campsites and one house were destroyed by the blaze.

That has left about 350 to 400 people without accommodation, Rodrigue Furcy, head of the administration in the Pyrenees-Orientales region, told local radio France Bleu Roussillon.

They are being looked after by the Argeles-sur-Mer city hall, according to authorities.

More than 600 firefighters, 11 firefighting aircraft and three helicopters were deployed at the popular tourist area as a combination of extremely hot weather, drought and strong winds led the flames to spread rapidly, authorities said.

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