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New Year plans for thousands were in ruins after flooding in a tunnel under the River Thames led to the cancellation of all Eurostar services between London and Paris on Saturday.
Richard Thorp, engineering director for HS1 which runs the track, apologised to customers saying he knew disruption to travel plans was “devastating”, but said things were looking “far more positive” on Sunday.
Ms Gatier, who is 33-weeks pregnant, said the next available train was on 3 January - the day she is due back at work - with hotel and alternative travel being unaffordable.
They managed to get some of the last seats on a £450 flight from Paris to Manchester, from where Mrs Downs’ mother is doing a five-hour round trip drive to get them home to Bedfordshire.
They planned to “go hard” for their final stop in Paris - where they hoped to celebrate the New Year at an expensive hotel with a view of the Eiffel Tower - before flying home.
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