Eurostar cancelled with floodwater pouring into prepare tunnel and Brits stranded

Thousands of Brits have had their journey plans ruined after Eurostar and Southeastern introduced a swathe of prepare cancellations.

Southeastern providers to and from London St Pancras, Stratford and Ebbsfleet have been suspended till the top of the day. Meanwhile all of right this moment’s Eurostar trains to and from Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels have been cancelled.

It comes after an underground tunnel close to Ebbsfleet International was flooded as Storm Henk wreaks havoc on a lot of the nation. Southeastern Railway posted stunning snaps of the flooding on-line displaying the passageway full of rainwater.

READ MORE: Met Office Storm Henk warnings as ‘snow and 75mph winds might trigger accidents and energy cuts’

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Taking to X (previously Twitter), the corporate wrote: “ONGOING: Because of flooding in railway tunnels there is NO SERVICE today, Saturday 30 December at: St Pancras International; Stratford International; Ebbsfleet International. For alternative routes and to plan your journey use our app or website.”

Eurostar additionally posted an replace to the social media platform. It stated: “Service update: trains have been cancelled today due to part of the track being temporarily closed near London. We apologise for the impact to travel today.” It additionally urged clients to test its web site for standing updates.

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A spokesperson for the corporate added: “Eurostar services to and from London are being cancelled and there are severe delays to services due to infrastructure issues caused by flooding in one of the Thames tunnels located between St Pancras International and Ebbsfleet.

“Eurostar is working with Network Rail to maintain clients up to date. The security and safety of our clients are of the best significance to us.”

Travel bosses made the decision to stop all trains running through the tunnel at 4am this morning. Travel journalist Simon Calder estimates some 16,000 people would be affected by the “chaos.”

And it is not simply trains to and from London and Ebbsfleet affected by the unlucky climate. LNER, Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway all urged passengers to test their trains earlier than they journey, whereas Cross Country warned providers could also be “subject to last-minute cancellations.”

It comes after the Met Office issued six separate climate warnings throughout the UK right this moment. The forecaster harassed rail and street journey might be affected by Storm Henk havoc and stated accidents and energy cuts have been additionally potential, the Daily Star beforehand reported.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill stated: “The climate seems to be like it is going to be unsettled with additional robust winds and heavy rain as we undergo the final weekend of 2023.”

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