How many Eurostar trains are stuck in the channel between England and Europe?

LONDON -- About 2,500 passengers spent hours trapped in the undersea Channel Tunnel linking France and Britain on Saturday after four trains broke down due to freezing weather conditions, rail operator Euro star said. Angry travellers said they had been left with no power, air conditioning, food or water. Euro star said the breakdowns occurred when the trains moved from the cold outside temperatures into the warmer tunnel.

Temperatures at the French port of Calais, where the tunnel is located on the French side, were as low as -2 Celsius accompanied by snowfall. In the French capital Paris, temperatures were down to -4C. "It is very, very difficult when you do have extreme weather conditions," said a spokeswoman for Eurostar, operated by French rail operator SNCF, its Belgian counterpart SNCB and British government-owned LCR.

"It's not very easy when you are in an environment like the Channel Tunnel to effect rescues quickly." A rescue locomotive and a shuttle train were used to move ... more.

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