Euro Tunnel: the evacuation of nearly 400 passengers and Euro Star traffic stops after "problem of the catenary"

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382 car shuttle Folkestone-Calais, were evacuated on Monday morning and were the Channel Tunnel due to "the problem of the contact line," he told AFP by Euro Tunnel Company.

There was a "technical incident power," a "chain problem this morning at 7:30," the AFP Euro tunnel communication services said. Euro Tunnel shuttle carries 382 passengers and four dogs were evacuated, when he was in the Channel Tunnel already.

A closed section of the tunnel

Passengers are forced to leave their cars, nearly a hundred evacuated and handed over to the service tunnel was expected to transfer to another bus from the passenger terminal in Calais (Northern France) sent the euro tunnel AFP said.

On Twitter, a passenger took a photo of the evacuation:

Comment # Euro tunnel operators to install the 3G there if you do not want your evacuation will be live tweeted. pic.twitter.com/Ul1nZMS7AN

- Scott Martin (@ R_Scott_Martin) July 7, 2014

"We are outside the train (poor quality) work, and the route to the French side of the tunnel for passengers retrieve their cars," said Euro tunnel asurant is a "technical incident".

"Part of the tunnel is closed while the other five, the road", leading to delays and almost two hours later, the end of the French and British, the company Euro tunnel.

Delays on day

"Since this morning we have a significant delay, the time at 1:30, if there are no two hours., So we have to cancel the carriers to better manage (...) Read more on 20minutes.fr

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