Midlands Family Escape European Wildfires

from The Big Story · host Michael Cannon

A Westmeath family has narrowly escaped devastating wildfires in Europe with just their passports and the clothes on her back. Around 10,000 people have been evacuated near the French/Spanish border. Mullingar's Orlaith Darcy was camping in Perpignan when a fire struck their site without warning. She has been speaking with Will Faulkner on Midlands Today and says it was a traumatic experience:

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