700 passengers were left stranded and without toilets for 8 hours after a Eurostar train broke down

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 03:27

A Eurostar train parked at Paris' Gare du Nord station on August 3, 2023. — A Eurostar train departing London and bound for Amsterdam broke down and left passengers stranded.
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Hundreds of passengers traveling to Amsterdam were stuck on a Eurostar train in London for hours.
Overhead power cables fell on the train, causing it to lose power.
Passengers said toilets were overflowing and they didn't receive much food or water.

Some 700 passengers were left stranded after a Eurostar train broke down 30 minutes after leaving London's St Pancras station on Thursday, reported the BBC.