No power: Frustrated passengers on board a stranded Eurostar train shared images of people trying to sleep in their seats in pitch black carriages overnight.
[From article]
Chaotic scenes and 16 hour delays hit London-bound Eurostar services overnight as migrants climbed on to the roof of an 186mph train and attempted to break into train carriages.
Passengers on board one train stranded near Calais are understood to have threatened to smash the windows after a power outage left the sweltering carriage in total darkness for five hours.
The power failure also saw those on board left without air conditioning and unable to communicate with Eurostar staff before the stricken train eventually returned to Paris.
As they searched in vain for the migrants, Eurostar staff went as far as making the bizarre move of appealing to passengers to listen out for the sound of movement on the roofs of the trains.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3219104/Misery-Eurostar-passengers-migrants-climb-roof-186mph-London-bound-train-Calais.html
Screaming passengers threatened to smash windows of Eurostar after being trapped in dark and sweltering carriages for FIVE HOURS after migrants climbed on train roof
Migrants climbed on to the roof of a London-bound Eurostar train in Calais
Up to four trains were delayed for several hours to allow their removal
Passengers had to to sit in pitch-black, 35C carriages for up to five hours
Many struggled to remain calm as they couldn't contact Eurostar staff
Were you on board one of the stricken Eurostar trains? Send your photographs to pictures@mailonline.co.uk
By JOHN HALL FOR MAILONLINE and SARA SMYTH AND CLAIRE DUFFIN FOR THE DAILYMAIL
PUBLISHED: 19:56 EST, 1 September 2015 | UPDATED: 19:24 EST, 2 September 2015
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