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| A special Eurostar service from Paris has become stuck near Ebbsfleet in Kent, after trains were left stranded in the Channel Tunnel on Saturday. | A special Eurostar service from Paris has become stuck near Ebbsfleet in Kent, after trains were left stranded in the Channel Tunnel on Saturday. |
| Passengers say there is no heating and lighting, and food has run out. | Passengers say there is no heating and lighting, and food has run out. |
| Earlier, five trains were stuck in the tunnel trapping more than 2,000 people for up to 16 hours. | Earlier, five trains were stuck in the tunnel trapping more than 2,000 people for up to 16 hours. |
| Eurostar said special trains were being laid on on Saturday night to transport "vulnerable passengers" between London and Paris and Brussels. | Eurostar said special trains were being laid on on Saturday night to transport "vulnerable passengers" between London and Paris and Brussels. |
| Passengers on board the train in Kent say staff are unable to tell them when they will arrive at St Pancras. | Passengers on board the train in Kent say staff are unable to tell them when they will arrive at St Pancras. |
| The trains that became stuck in the tunnel suffered electrical failure due to freezing conditions. | The trains that became stuck in the tunnel suffered electrical failure due to freezing conditions. |
| Police appeal | Police appeal |
| Eurostar ran a limited service but later cancelled three of the four trains due to leave London on Saturday and scrapped all services for Sunday. | Eurostar ran a limited service but later cancelled three of the four trains due to leave London on Saturday and scrapped all services for Sunday. |
| It said the cancellations were made due to ongoing concerns with the weather. | It said the cancellations were made due to ongoing concerns with the weather. |
| Some test trains will run on Sunday but will not carry passengers. | Some test trains will run on Sunday but will not carry passengers. |
| A Eurostar spokesman said: When you have severe cold and snow even if you are operating within speed restrictions, which we were yesterday afternoon and evening, you do get a build-up of snow under and around the train and when you enter the tunnel you get water and at the end of the day these are electric trains." | A Eurostar spokesman said: When you have severe cold and snow even if you are operating within speed restrictions, which we were yesterday afternoon and evening, you do get a build-up of snow under and around the train and when you enter the tunnel you get water and at the end of the day these are electric trains." |
| Meanwhile, police have urged motorists to stay away from major routes around Dover and Folkestone unless their journey is essential. | Meanwhile, police have urged motorists to stay away from major routes around Dover and Folkestone unless their journey is essential. |
| Continued delays are expected on the M20 and other routes because of the tunnel problems and severe weather preventing ferries disembarking at Calais. | Continued delays are expected on the M20 and other routes because of the tunnel problems and severe weather preventing ferries disembarking at Calais. |
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