Eurostar cites 'severe problems,' sends rescue
(NEWSER) - Four passenger trains—and some 2,000 passengers—are stuck in the tunnel underneath the English Channel, due to “severe problems” caused by the combination of unseasonable cold outside and the warm air inside. At least three were bound from Paris to London, AFP reports, and, says a Eurostar official, “we are trying to get them out with a rescue locomotive.” Meanwhile, the Guardian adds, delays are piling up on both sides of the Channel, as the tunnel has been closed since Friday afternoon. More»
