Hundreds of passengers had to last almost five hours after a train failure in the Eurotunnel. A car train from Calais, France, bound for Folkestone, UK, was canceled on Tuesday afternoon, the PA news agency reported.
A video posted on social media showed people, some with luggage and dogs, apparently walking through a maintenance tunnel. A replacement train, which normally carries buses, eventually took travelers to the destination terminal in Folkestone, the report said.
“Like in a disaster movie”
“The maintenance tunnel was terrifying. It was like something out of a disaster movie,” a 37-year-old passenger told the PA. “We just went into the abyss without knowing what was happening. We all had to wait in this long line under the sea.” One woman cried, another had a panic attack.
Connections were broken due to the incident. The train operator asked passengers wishing to travel from Calais to Folkestone not to arrive at the terminal until Wednesday morning.
Longest underwater tunnel in the world
The Eurotunnel is the longest underwater tunnel in the world. Of the 50 kilometres, 37 kilometers run completely under the English Channel between France and Great Britain.
Source: Krone
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