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Five-hour delays to lorries caused by a technical fault in the Channel Tunnel have led to freight piling up along the M20 on a major holiday weekend.Five-hour delays to lorries caused by a technical fault in the Channel Tunnel have led to freight piling up along the M20 on a major holiday weekend.
Police have implemented phase one of Operation Stack, which means lorries unable to cross the Channel are parking on the motorway in Kent.Police have implemented phase one of Operation Stack, which means lorries unable to cross the Channel are parking on the motorway in Kent.
Passengers in about 100 cars were trapped on a train inside the tunnel for up to four hours.Passengers in about 100 cars were trapped on a train inside the tunnel for up to four hours.
The power cut followed repair work to an overhead gantry.The power cut followed repair work to an overhead gantry.
Three babies were very poorly and they had to get a doctor on board Emma Collins Six hours trapped on train Latest BBC Travel News Cars were on the Eurotunnel train for up to six hours, four of them inside the tunnel, when the power cut happened at 1030 BST.Three babies were very poorly and they had to get a doctor on board Emma Collins Six hours trapped on train Latest BBC Travel News Cars were on the Eurotunnel train for up to six hours, four of them inside the tunnel, when the power cut happened at 1030 BST.
Emma Collins, who was stranded in her car with her three small children, said: "It started getting very, very, hot.Emma Collins, who was stranded in her car with her three small children, said: "It started getting very, very, hot.
"Some of the double-stacked vehicles, they didn't fare so well and it got very, very hot."Some of the double-stacked vehicles, they didn't fare so well and it got very, very hot.
"Three babies, I understand, were very poorly and they had to get a doctor on board to see to them.""Three babies, I understand, were very poorly and they had to get a doctor on board to see to them."
The rail operator said a few hundred passengers would have been on the carriages.The rail operator said a few hundred passengers would have been on the carriages.
Train pulled out
Drivers have been warned to avoid the area and anyone without a pre-booked ticket should not travel to the tunnel.Drivers have been warned to avoid the area and anyone without a pre-booked ticket should not travel to the tunnel.
Eurostar services have been delayed by about 30 minutes.Eurostar services have been delayed by about 30 minutes.
It would have been a bit eerie down there Eurotunnel spokesman
Eurotunnel passenger services are delayed by three hours, and freight services by five hours, a police spokesman said.Eurotunnel passenger services are delayed by three hours, and freight services by five hours, a police spokesman said.
'Safety precedure'
A Eurotunnel spokesman said the power cut affected only a small part of the tunnel and services continued throughout the day but at a reduced level.A Eurotunnel spokesman said the power cut affected only a small part of the tunnel and services continued throughout the day but at a reduced level.
He said: "It would have been a bit eerie down there and reasonably hot.He said: "It would have been a bit eerie down there and reasonably hot.
"The normal safety procedure is that the best way of dealing with this is to pull the train out rather than getting people to walk along the lines.""The normal safety procedure is that the best way of dealing with this is to pull the train out rather than getting people to walk along the lines."
Under phase one of Operation Stack, the coastbound M20 is closed between junctions 11 and 12, for Hythe and Cheriton.Under phase one of Operation Stack, the coastbound M20 is closed between junctions 11 and 12, for Hythe and Cheriton.
All coastbound traffic must leave the motorway at junction 11 and use the A20, while lorries park between the two junctions.All coastbound traffic must leave the motorway at junction 11 and use the A20, while lorries park between the two junctions.