to updateEurostar trains between London and mainland Europe will run again on Sunday. The train company announced this on Saturday evening. All trains were forced to be canceled today due to tunnel flooding near London, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded in southern Brussels.
look. The tunnel in England was completely flooded on Saturday
The company said in a statement to Sky News that the floods had been brought under control, allowing train services to resume. Eurostar warns of delays as speed restrictions will remain in effect. Eurostar says it regrets the cancellation of trains on Saturday and notes that affected customers have the option to rebook or request a refund.
Thousands of people are stranded
Many travelers were affected on Saturday. About 30,000 in total, according to Eurostar itself. At St Pancras station in London, it was chaos all day with passengers stranded. Some angry customers discovered there were no trains running when they arrived at St Pancras this morning. Some reportedly returned home to pack their cars and attempt to cross by ferry. Others chose to book flights.
Still others wait for hours at the station for more information and perhaps a later train. After all Eurostar trains in the morning and afternoon had already been cancelled, disappointing news finally arrived in the afternoon: no high-speed train is running today from London to Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and vice versa. This included a total of 41 canceled trains.
What happened in the railway tunnel?
The flooding occurred in a tunnel near Ebbsfleet International railway station in Kent. This station is located under the River Thames, about 40 kilometers from central London. Pictures showed that the track was completely submerged in water.
The United Kingdom has been experiencing bad weather for several days. In southern England and Wales, code yellow applies to rain and wind, and in northern England and Scotland, code yellow applies to rain and snow. The British Meteorological Service warned of flooding and traffic disruption.
Chaos in Brussels too
At Brussels South train station, many people waited lost in the station hall all day: many Flemish people saw their flight to the British capital canceled and ended up in Brussels. “We and our family have been stranded in south Brussels since 7am,” Benny Slets told our editors this morning. “The annoying thing about the whole situation is that we are not receiving any information at all.”
Many travelers also confirmed this to the editors of VTM NIEUWS. “The people at Securitas have been helpful, but other than that we haven't heard anything from Eurostar itself and we're not getting any news on the website either,” traveler Ben Dehaeck said on Saturday afternoon.
There were also Flemish people stuck in London. “We have now rebooked our train for Sunday,” Margo Vandecandeleer testified to VTM NIEUWS from the British capital. Margot was supposed to stay in London with her mother and sister for three days, but they are now staying an extra night. “Hopefully we'll be home in time for New Year's.”
Watch also. Travelers testified about the chaos coming from Brussels and London:
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