HOL HELL ON BLACK SATURDAY
‘Avoid French roads’ plea
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BRITS are being warned to avoid France this weekend as travel chaos plagues the country.
Dubbed Black Saturday, French police have issued a major travel alert, telling drivers to stay off the roads if possible.
Motorways are expected to come to a standstill as families travel to the south of France.
The country’s highways authority said almost all the country’s big artery roads would be affected.
The problem is due to the chassecroise, a crossover weekend when holidaymakers from northern Europe begin their journeys home through France after their July break in the Med, while the French head for their summer vacation.
The warning comes after thousands were stuck in 14-hour tailbacks at Dover last weekend.