'A wall of orange flames came roaring up over the hill'

Jo Barnes and her family had a near miss when a wildfire near the town of Cotignac in southern France came within metres of her house. They first saw smoke on Tuesday and were initially told by emergency services that the fire was under control, but by the evening it had changed direction and rapidly moved towards her property. "A wall of orange flames came roaring up over the hill," Barnes tells BBC News, forcing them to leave their house quickly and stay away for four days. "On