Hundreds of Eurostar passengers including children are left without 'food, water and loo roll' for 'up to five hours' after train was stranded on tracks when cable snapped and fell onto it - sparking
Daily MailPassengers stuck on a Eurostar train for up to eight hours complained of 'inhumane' conditions yesterday as toilets overflowed and people were forced to urinate into cups. Workers pictured outside the Eurostar train from London which was stranded for hours in Kent Eurostar passenger Surash Patel tweeted this picture of his view as he waited for updates @EurostarUK @Eurostar please explain… Your website says my train has arrived in Amsterdam, when in reality my train has been stuck for 3hrs outside Dover 🇬🇧! Passenger Evan James tweeted Kent Police to say: 'Hi there, we are being held on a Eurostar train for over eight hours now, no access to food, water or the toilet. And X user @RL_E52 said: 'Passengers are stuck on a train with no air on, broken toilets, minimal updates from Eurostar, children are sleeping on the floor, fractal matter and urine overflowing in the toilet.
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