\n Authorities in France over the weekend warned tourists not to travel to the country\u2019s wildfire-hit southwest but sought to reassure visitors that other regions remain unaffected by the flames.\n <\/p>\n
\n Sophie Brocas, prefect of the badly affected French region of Gironde, said on Sunday, \u201cI urge tourists not to come,\u201d while advising those already there to consider an alternative destination, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.\n <\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, \u00c9l\u00e9onore Caroit, France\u2019s minister for international partnerships, urged tourists not to cancel their holiday plans and emphasized that most of the country remains untouched.\n <\/p>\n
\n In Spain, Madrid region\u2019s local government warned against trips to impacted areas, including reservoirs \u201cnear the affected spaces.\u201d But no blanket travel ban has been issued.\n <\/p>\n
\n The UK\u2019s Foreign Office called on those in affected areas, including Spain\u2019s \u00c1vila and Madrid regions and France\u2019s Gironde and Landes regions, to follow instructions from local authorities and emergency services \u201cat all times.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n It has not warned against travel to the two countries but rather suggests tourists should check with their accommodation and travel provider before traveling.\n <\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, the US Embassy in Spain issued updated advice for US citizens in affected parts of the country on Saturday, warning against all \u201cunnecessary travel.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cLocal authorities continue to operate under a national emergency alert for wildfires on the outskirts of Madrid. All are urged to avoid unnecessary travel to facilitate the work of emergency services,\u201d the embassy posted on its website.\n <\/p>\n
\n The embassy also shared advice from local authorities, who asked those in harm\u2019s way to keep indoors with doors and windows closed, avoid outdoor exercise, consider wearing a mask when outside and stay hydrated.\n <\/p>\n
\n CNN\u2019s Joseph Ataman and Daniel Olivares Gallego contributed reporting.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities in France over the weekend warned tourists not to travel to the country\u2019s wildfire-hit southwest but sought…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[242,85,46,141],"class_list":["post-563418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}