Eurostar cancels trains due to flooded UK tunnels

At least 14 Eurostar trains were cancelled on Saturday after flooding in tunnels in southern England, stranding thousands of passengers just ahead of New Year's Eve.   The tunnels were inundated as the Met Office issued weather warnings for rain, snow and ice across large parts of the country.

Eurostar, which runs services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam via Ashford, midway between London and the southern English coast, apologized to customers for the disruption. The disruption comes after French unions ended a wildcat strike that had stranded holidaymakers and held up freight just days before Christmas.