Britain | Train service in London was halted due to the flooding of the River Thames

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather - <strong>Eurostar</strong> , the operator of train services, announced today, Saturday, the cancellation of all its services to and from the British capital, London, until the end of the day as a result of the floods that struck the Thames River Tunnel.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In light of the yellow warnings issued by the United Kingdom Meteorological Office regarding adverse weather conditions, train services heading from <strong>London St Pancras</strong> International Station to the cities of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris were cancelled.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A statement issued by Eurostar explained that this decision came as a result of the temporary closure of part of the route near London. Due to the floods of the River Thames, we apologize for the resulting inconvenience and its impact on movement and travel. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="en" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eurostar cancels trains due to flooding, stranding hundreds of travelers in Paris and London <a href="https://t.co/slW2jqYnv5">https://t.co/slW2jqYnv5</a> <a href="https://t.co/uQu3nk7DDY">pic.twitter.com/uQu3nk7DDY</a></p> - Gulf Today (@gulftoday) <a href="https://twitter.com/gulftoday/status/1741193712913289332?ref_src=twsrc%5... 30, 2023</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Floods disrupt train services in London and the south-east of the UK</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Train services in the south-east of the UK were also significantly affected by the flooding, resulting in negative impacts on service to London&#39;s St Pancras International station until the end of the day.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In this context, the National Railways Authority stated in a statement that:</p><blockquote style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> “The impact of flooding between Ebbsfleet International and London St Pancras International stations will mean all lines will be closed, which may cause cancellations of trains running between these stations.”</p></blockquote><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The authority added that disturbances are expected to continue <strong>&quot;until the end of the day&quot;</strong> as a result of ongoing flooding in railway tunnels near Ebbsfleet, located <strong>16 kilometers east of London</strong> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The <strong>BBC</strong> transmitted a video clip showing water flowing into the River Thames Tunnel.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, linking London and Kent in the United Kingdom, Paris and Lille in France, and Brussels in Belgium.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7... lions roam the streets amid a fishermen&#39;s protest in a Chilean city</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... | A wave chases beachgoers in California</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A/-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9...