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Terrified Eurotunnel passengers trapped in Channel for five hours after breakdown

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Terrified Eurotunnel passengers have told of 'utter carnage' after being trapped under the English Channel for nearly five hours.

Dozens were left scrambling and have compared the scenes to a "disaster movie", after a train broke down on Tuesday afternoon.

Before they were transferred to a cargo train, travellers were seen panicking and "freaking out" in the confined space. The initial breakdown affected the 3.50pm Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service from Calais to Folkestone, and led to hundreds of passengers being ushered into a service tunnel, the Mirror reports.Videos on social media showed holidaymakers walking through the alternate tunnel alongside the 31-mile rail route between Britain and France, some with suitcases and dogs.

Meanwhile, travellers in Calais were told to stay away from the terminal until 6am on Wednesday, with pictures showing gridlock at the shuttle terminal late into Tuesday evening.

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