Midlands Family Escape European Wildfires
The Big Story
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 - 15 minutes
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:
