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Eurostar, the high-speed rail service linking London to Paris via the Channel Tunnel, has canceled all its services for today, leaving around 30,000 passengers stranded in London and disrupting their New Year's Eve plans. , after the flood that occurred in the tunnel.
Many hoping to spend a romantic New Year's Eve in Paris, watch fireworks from a ski slope or enjoy a family holiday at Disneyland were left disappointed at London's St Pancras International Station.
The disruption began last night when water flooded the tunnels at Ebbsfleet International in Kent, disrupting high speed rail services south of the Thames.
Some anxious passengers booked flights online in an attempt to salvage their year-end plans, while others scrambled to find a last-minute hotel in London.
Water floods tunnel as Eurostar trains canceled pic.twitter.com/POaJikRP4X
— The Independent (@Independent) December 30, 2023
Among the families affected was that of Luana Andrade, 36, who lived in Dublin, who was traveling to Disneyland Paris with her husband, three-year-old son and six relatives who had come from Brazil for the "dream trip". theirs".
"Our problem is to find a hotel to spend the night because London is very expensive and we don't have an Airbnb to stay tonight," said Luana Andrade.
"We will have to rearrange everything. "I don't think we will be able to spend New Year's Eve in Paris, because even if we find a flight for tomorrow we will get there around 10:00-11:00 p.m.," she added.
Eurostar announced this afternoon that the situation in the tunnels between St Pancras International and Ebbsfleet had not improved and so the company had "decided to cancel all services for the remainder of the day".
The cancellations affected a total of 41 trains, with Eurostar apologizing for "unforeseen issues affecting customers" adding that "safety remains our first priority".
The outage will affect around 30,000 people whose plans have been cut, according to the Independent.
Flooding on the railway lines is affecting, in addition to Eurostar trains, also trains connecting London with the south-east of England.
Heavy rain is also forecast for today in this part of England.
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