A French foreign minister has urged tourists not to cancel their travel plans despite unprecedented wildfires in the country’s south west. Ms Caroit told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday: “It’s more than an incident, it really is a tragedy, nearly 50,000 hectares have been burned this year. “You have entire areas that are fine, you’re seeing similar phenomena in Spain and other countries. I’m in Paris and nothing is happening, and most other regions are OK, so do please come to France and do not cancel your travel plans. A water bomber fighting wildfires In Ares, western France (Caroline Blumberg/AP) (Caroline Blumberg/AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg)She said: “Being part of the European Union today makes every possible sense.