Hundreds of Eurostar passengers were stranded for hours in the Channel Tunnel after a train breakdown. Nearly 800 people were trapped for three hours before being evacuated to Calais. The disruption occurred on one of the busiest travel days of the year, causing missed flights and significant delays for Christmas commuters traveling to Paris.
Hundreds of Eurostar passengers have been evacuated from a Channel Tunnel train after it became stuck for several hours.
Lawyer Chip Cain, from Franklin, Tennessee, told The Mirror people missed their flights from Paris due to the delay. "Eurostar wouldn’t open the doors to just let some air in. The charging ports for cell phones don’t work and the food service wasn’t prepared for this. I saw one worker the whole time inside the car and he didn’t speak to anyone."
She later added: "#Eurostarchaos just leaving Lille. It is now six and a half hours since we left London and we haven't reached Paris yet. I've missed my rendezvous house with the surrealism exhibition at @CentrePompidou but have had a pretty surreal train journey instead." "As a result of the incident this morning, Eurostar services to and from Paris are experiencing delays of up to an hour. There will be enhanced compensation that will be communicated to our customers after they arrive in Paris."
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