Eurostar cancels all London trains

PARIS/LONDON: Flooding in railway tunnels in southeastern England forced the cancellation of all trains linking London with the European mainland on Saturday, international rail operator Eurostar said, disrupting New Year holiday travel for thousands of passengers. Eurostar had initially cancelled 14 trains running on Saturday but said it had decided to cancel all of the day’s services – a total of 41 trains – as the flooding persisted. It was not immediately clear what had caused the flooding in the railway tunnels under the River Thames near Ebbsfleet, east of London. Parts of England have faced heavy rain in recent days and an official “yellow warning” for strong and gusty winds is in place in southern England. Television footage showed…