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Eurotunnel services face power problems and security delays | Eurotunnel services face power problems and security delays |
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Services through the Channel Tunnel have been affected by long delays due to power problems and extra passport checks. | Services through the Channel Tunnel have been affected by long delays due to power problems and extra passport checks. |
Passengers are waiting five hours to clear border security at Calais and a further four hours at the terminal. | |
An earlier broken down train and now been fixed. Eurostar is now working on clearing the backlog of trains. | |
And it warned of queues at Calais due to "reinforced security and border checks". | And it warned of queues at Calais due to "reinforced security and border checks". |
Eurostar, which also runs services through the tunnel, said some trains from Paris and Brussels were rescheduled and would arrive more than an hour late at London St Pancras, as only "one line remains open". | Eurostar, which also runs services through the tunnel, said some trains from Paris and Brussels were rescheduled and would arrive more than an hour late at London St Pancras, as only "one line remains open". |