Hundreds of thousands of British tourists and expats are stranded in Spain today after the country entered an unprecedented two-week lockdown. It comes after 30,000 UK tourists are thought to be stuck in France after ski resorts closed at midnight on Saturday. Thousands of British tourists have been left trying to escape Spain today after the Spanish government declared a state of emergency over coronavirus. 'There's a good 150 holidaymakers on the site at the moment and around 70 per cent of them are British. Mrs Spencer, who is holidaying with a friend, said: 'There are hundreds of British tourists here and most of us are really panicked.

Source: Daily Mail March 15, 2020 22:21 UTC