Photo: AFPThe Local · 18 Oct 2016, 16:23Published: 18 Oct 2016 16:23 GMT+02:00Thousands of Eurostar and Le Shuttle passengers were hit by severe delays on Tuesday afternoon after a power cut halted rail traffic in both directions through the Channel Tunnel. The Channel Tunnel was closed to rail traffic around 3pm on Tuesday afternoon as a power cut in the tunnel caused long delays for passengers. "Our trains are currently delayed because of overhead power supply problems in the Eurotunnel," the company wrote on its website. A spokesperson said on the official Twitter account that they could not give an estimate as to how long the trains would be delayed. — Eurostar (@Eurostar) October 18, 2016The company said no trains were stuck in the tunnel itself.

Source: The Local October 18, 2016 14:36 UTC