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| Trespassers cause more Eurostar delays | Trespassers cause more Eurostar delays |
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| Trespassers on tracks near the Channel Tunnel in France have caused major disruption for hundreds of passengers. | |
| Two Eurostar services were forced to turn back overnight, one to London and one to Paris. | Two Eurostar services were forced to turn back overnight, one to London and one to Paris. |
| In total six services were stopped for about two hours while the tracks were cleared. There were also reports of suspected migrants on train roofs. | In total six services were stopped for about two hours while the tracks were cleared. There were also reports of suspected migrants on train roofs. |
| Cross-Channel services have been delayed several times in recent months by migrants trying to reach the UK. | Cross-Channel services have been delayed several times in recent months by migrants trying to reach the UK. |
| Another London-bound train had a technical fault on Tuesday night and could not get back to Paris, leaving passengers stranded. | Another London-bound train had a technical fault on Tuesday night and could not get back to Paris, leaving passengers stranded. |
| 'Abandoned' | 'Abandoned' |
| Police were called to Calais on Tuesday evening to reports of people on the tracks at entrances to the Channel Tunnel. | Police were called to Calais on Tuesday evening to reports of people on the tracks at entrances to the Channel Tunnel. |
| Some travellers said they had seen migrants on top of other trains, and many complained of their frustrations at the delays and re-routing. | Some travellers said they had seen migrants on top of other trains, and many complained of their frustrations at the delays and re-routing. |
| Passenger Danny Bell, on a train from Paris to London, tweeted: "We've been abandoned on a platform somewhere in the cold with NO INFORMATION." | Passenger Danny Bell, on a train from Paris to London, tweeted: "We've been abandoned on a platform somewhere in the cold with NO INFORMATION." |
| Fellow traveller Simon Gentry added: "On a Eurostar apparently 'surrounded by migrants'. Been asked to 'listen out for people walking on the roof' while we wait for the police." | Fellow traveller Simon Gentry added: "On a Eurostar apparently 'surrounded by migrants'. Been asked to 'listen out for people walking on the roof' while we wait for the police." |
| Eurostar, which said the delays had affected up to 2,000 passengers, referred only to the people on the tracks as trespassers, but a number of commuters said they saw or were told of migrants in the area. | Eurostar, which said the delays had affected up to 2,000 passengers, referred only to the people on the tracks as trespassers, but a number of commuters said they saw or were told of migrants in the area. |
| 'Moving upstream' | 'Moving upstream' |
| Eurotunnel - which manages and operates the Channel Tunnel - said tracks had been "blocked by groups of migrants that French police were trying to deal with". | Eurotunnel - which manages and operates the Channel Tunnel - said tracks had been "blocked by groups of migrants that French police were trying to deal with". |
| Spokesman John Keefe said the problems had been on the tracks used for Eurostar services and freight trains. | Spokesman John Keefe said the problems had been on the tracks used for Eurostar services and freight trains. |
| "Due to increased security at the Channel Tunnel they [migrants] are now trying to get on the tracks which Eurostar and freight trains use, and 'moving upstream'." | "Due to increased security at the Channel Tunnel they [migrants] are now trying to get on the tracks which Eurostar and freight trains use, and 'moving upstream'." |
| A spokesman for Eurostar said passengers hoping to travel later should expect a normal service but added that two trains had been cancelled "in order to ensure the service is as robust as possible". | A spokesman for Eurostar said passengers hoping to travel later should expect a normal service but added that two trains had been cancelled "in order to ensure the service is as robust as possible". |
| Passengers due to travel on the 07:55 BST service from London to Paris, and those who had booked the 11:13 GMT Paris to London train will be transferred to other services at times close to their intended departure, the spokesman said. | Passengers due to travel on the 07:55 BST service from London to Paris, and those who had booked the 11:13 GMT Paris to London train will be transferred to other services at times close to their intended departure, the spokesman said. |
| The crisis in Calais is part of a wider migrant surge into Europe from north Africa and the Middle East. | The crisis in Calais is part of a wider migrant surge into Europe from north Africa and the Middle East. |