Two wildfires in southern France prompted the evacuation of several thousand people before being contained, officials reported on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 3,000 tourists were moved from a camping site in Canet-en-Roussillon, close to Perpignan, to a municipal building due to a fire fueled by strong winds, according to rescue services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fire, which destroyed one mobile home and partially damaged five others, was eventually brought under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Further along the Mediterranean coast, another fire in Frontignan, near Montpellier, forced dozens from their homes before it was also contained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two wildfires in southern France prompted the evacuation of several thousand people before being contained, officials reported on Monday. Around 3,000 tourists were moved from a camping site in Canet-en-Roussillon, close to Perpignan, to a municipal building due to a fire fueled by strong winds, according to rescue services. The fire, which destroyed one mobile …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":109707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5040,31],"tags":[9558],"class_list":["post-109706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-france","category-news","tag-wildfires-sweep-through-southern-france"],"yoast_head":"\n