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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 hit by 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. Passengers are waiting about an hour to clear border security at Calais and a further four hours at the terminal, Eurotunnel said.
An earlier broken down train and now been fixed. Eurostar is now working on clearing the backlog of trains. An earlier broken-down train, which had added to delays, has now been fixed. Eurotunnel is now working on clearing the backlog of trains.
And it warned of queues at Calais due to "reinforced security and border checks". It also warned of queues at Calais due to "reinforced 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". Earlier, Eurostar was forced to reschedule trains from Paris and Brussels heading to London St Pancras because only one line remained open in the tunnel.