2,000 16 yakavharirwa pasi peChirungu Chiteshi kwemaawa gumi nematanhatu sezvitima zveEurostar zvinoputsika

LONDON - Vanopfuura zviuru zviviri zvevanhu vakavharirwa pasi peChirungu Channel kweanosvika maawa gumi nematanhatu apo zvitima zvavo zveEurostar zvakamira mumugero, zvichisiya vazhinji vavo vasina chikafu, mvura - kana chero pfungwa yezviri kuitika.

Pakupedzisira, vese vakabuda vakachengeteka neChishanu manheru, asi vamwe vakatambura neclaustrophobia kana kuvhunduka, uye vafambi vazhinji vakanyunyuta kuti vashandi veEurostar havana kuita zvishoma kuvabatsira mudambudziko iri, izvo zvakamanikidza vamwe kufamba chikamu cherima, makumi maviri nemana makumi maviri nematatu. mamaira (24 makiromita) ayo ari pasi pemvura.

Vakuru veEurostar vakapa ruregerero, kudzosera mari, kufamba mahara uye nezvimwe, asi kambani yakadzima masevhisi ese evafambi kuburikidza neChannel Tunnel kusvika Muvhuro mukuda kuona zvakaitika.

"Yaingova pandemonium," akadaro Lee Godfrey, uyo aidzokera kuLondon achibva kuDisneyland Paris nemhuri yake payakabatwa mumugero. Akataura kuti vanhu vakabatwa nechirwere cheasthma uye vakafenda mushure mekunge magetsi echitima aenda, kucheka magetsi nemhepo.

"Vanhu vaitya zvakanyanya," akaudza nhepfenyuro yeBBC, vachinyunyuta nekusataura zvakanaka uye vachiti vamwe vafambi vaifanira kuvhura magonhi ekukurumidzira ivo pachavo.

Godfrey chaive chimwe chezvitima zvina zvakanamira mugero neChishanu manheru nekuda kwezvikonzero zvisati zvajeka.

Vakuru veEurostar vakafungidzira kuti kukurumidza kushanduka kubva kuchando chechando cheFrance, iyo iri kutambura imwe yemamiriro ekunze echando akaipisisa mumakore, kusvika pakudziya kwemugero kungadai kwakakanganisa masisitimu emagetsi ezvitima. Asi mukuru wekambani inoshanda, Nicolas Petrovic, akati Eurostar ichafanira kuongorora kuti sei zvitima zvaparara.

"Hatisati tamboona zvakadaro kuEurostar," Petrovic akaudza France-Info radio neMugovera.

Iyo kambani yakadzima masevhisi akarongwa nguva dzose kusvika Muvhuro kuitira bvunzo.

"Hatidi kudzokororwa nezuro manheru," mutauriri weEurostar Paul Gorman akadaro.

Vamwe vatakurwi vakatakurwa nokupinzwa nomumugero wechitima wakanga wakasviba vachiiswa muzvitima. Vamwe vakasiiwa muzvitima zviviri zvakanga zvabatanidzwa pamwe chete ndokusundwa kuLondon nezvitima zviduku zvedhiziri.

Parisian Gregoire Sentilhes akatsanangura kuvhiringidzika sezvo zviremera zvainetsekana kuburitsa vafambi.

“Takapedza usiku hwose mukati memugero,” akadaro. “Na6 a.m. takabudiswa muchitima nevadzimi vemoto. Takafamba kweinenge kiromita (1.6 kilometres) nemukwende wedu. Takapinda mune chimwe chitima cheEurostar uye takabatwa pachiri, tichidzokera nekudzoka mukati memugero. "

Vati vafambi vainetseka nekuvhunduka, kushaya chekunwa uye havazive zviri kuitika. Vamwe vakanyunyutawo nezvemhirizhonga uye kusarongeka zvisina kurongeka kuti vadzokere kumba.

Kuvhiringidzika ikoko kwakawedzera kusvika manheru eMugovera.

Mangwanani eMugovera Eurostar yakazivisa kuti yaitumira vafambi vakapererwa kumusha kubva kuLondon muzvitima zvitatu zvakakosha - kuzongokanzura sevhisi maawa mashoma gare gare. Zvitima zviviri zvakatumirwa kubva kuParis zvakadzimawo - imwe yakaputsika nguva pfupi yabva pamugero, imwe yakamiswa kuLille kuchamhembe kweFrance.

Chief Executive Richard Brown vakati kambani iyi "ine hurombo zvikuru kuti vafambi vazhinji vakakanganisika nezuro manheru uye mangwanani ano nekuda kwemamiriro ekunze kuchamhembe kweFrance. Tiri kushanda nesimba kuti vafambi vadzokere kumba. Tichavadzosera zvizere uye rimwe tikiti. "

Eurostar inopa sevhisi yechitima inobatanidza London neParis neBrussels. Inowanzozara nevafambi vezororo panguva ino yegore.

Mukurumbira webasa rechitima wekushanda zvakachengeteka wakakanganiswa munaGunyana, 2008, mushure mekunge moto watanga sezvo imwe yechitima yakapinda mugero remakiromita makumi matatu (50 mamaira). Basa rakadzoserwa shure kwemwedzi mishanu sezvo kukuvadzwa kukuru kwakagadziriswa.

NeMugovera, kufamba kwevatyairi vachitarisira kuyambuka English Channel nezvikepe uye kuburikidza neChannel Tunnel kwakakanganiswawo zvakanyanya. Mapurisa emuKent, England, akanyevera vatyairi kuti vasaenda kuchiteshi chengarava cheDover kunze kwepanguva yenjodzi nemhaka yemheremhere yemotokari inokonzerwa nezvinetso zvomukoto uye pachiteshi chengarava cheFrance cheCalais.

Mapurisa akaisa hurongwa hwenjodzi yekubvumidza marori anosvika zviuru zviviri nemazana matatu achitarisira kuyambuka English Channel kuti apake mumigwagwa mikuru kusvika zvinhu zvanaka. Vashandi veRed Cross vakapa zvinwiwa zvinopisa uye mvura kuvatyairi vakavharirwa mumotokari dzavo kwemaawa anosvika gumi nemaviri.