Thalys passengers stuck in storm

albert - Approximately 180 train passengers had to spend the night from Thursday to Friday in a TGV which stranded by a burst overhead in the northern French Albert. The bad stormy weather hampered relief to the stranded train was en route from Paris to Brussels.

The French authorities Friday assured that help is on the way and that the train is dragged by a locomotive from Arras to Belgium.

Problems with the wind and the overhead in France blockaded elsewhere another train seven hours. The train Paris- Caen stranded about halfway through the ride at the station of Evreux. The travelers who expected to arrive before 21. 00 hours in Caen, Normandie reached only in the morning.