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Eurotunnel passengers evacuated after being stranded under Channel

Guardian, 24 Aug 2022
Eurotunnel passengers were stranded for nearly five hours at subsea level after a train broke down beneath the Channel.
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Hundreds of travellers were ushered to a service tunnel after the incident on Tuesday, which affected the 3.50pm Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service from Calais to Folkestone. Travellers on the service shared their experience on social media, with videos showing people walking through the service tunnel alongside the 31-mile (50km) rail route between Britain and France

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