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Migrant on track halts Channel Tunnel train | |
(34 minutes later) | |
A Eurotunnel freight train has stopped in the Channel Tunnel after a migrant was seen on the track. | |
The company said there was a 60-minute wait before check-in at the Folkestone terminal in Kent and a three-hour wait after that. | The company said there was a 60-minute wait before check-in at the Folkestone terminal in Kent and a three-hour wait after that. |
Travellers in France are also facing a two-hour wait. Passengers without reservations are not being accepted. | |
Eurostar said its services were being delayed by about 30 minutes. | |
Eurotunnel confirmed that the freight train from the Frethun yard was stopped in the tunnel after a migrant was seen. | |
Cher Williams, who is travelling to Dordogne in France said passengers were told the delay had been caused by a broken down train. | |
She said: "We were supposed to leave the Eurotunnel at 09:50 and were told to board at 09:30. | |
"Later we were told we'd leave at 11:28, but half an hour later, we're still here. I've seen two other trains go but we're still at the platform." |