Eurostar services resumed smoothly this morning in London, the day after all services were canceled due to flooding in tunnels, stranding around 30,000 passengers during one of the busiest weekends of the year.

“I feel really lucky,” says Lisa Thomson as she queues at St Pancras Station to catch the 10.30am train to Paris. This 27-year-old Londoner will be able to celebrate with her parents in the French capital.

“I was supposed to take the train yesterday at 06:30, but it was cancelled. Then I managed to find a place for today,” he explains to AFP.

The Eurostar company announced yesterday, Saturday evening, the resumption of trains for today, after the flooding that occurred in two tunnels in southern England caused the cancellation of 41 train services scheduled for yesterday.

The company clarified that “at least one tunnel” can be used and that “full service provision” can be ensured. “Speed ​​restrictions will be in place in the morning, which may cause delays,” Eurostar warned in a statement.

This morning at St Pancras station there are long queues of passengers. The services are however on time, although a message warns that they are likely to take longer than usual.

Yesterday, Saturday, around 30,000 passengers were stranded in London, Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam and were looking for an alternative plan: plane, bus, ferry or hotel to extend their stay in London.

The company yesterday expressed its “deep regret” and urged customers to visit its website to find out what compensation they can claim.