Eurostar customers are being advised to scrap or reschedule their journeys today as the service plunges into disarray following the tragic deaths of two people on the railway near Lille in France. Passengers making the route between London’s St Pancras International and Paris’s Gare Du Nord were caught in lengthy delays going both ways yesterday. Some trains were cancelled outright whilst others faced protracted wait times, and the ripple effect is still causing issues for travellers today. Read more Foreign Office warns UK tourists in Spain, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus On top of yesterday’s problems, today the French stretch has encountered further turmoil after cables were maliciously snipped and pilfered overnight, an incident French authorities are deeming a “a malicious act”. Scores of passengers, many lugging suitcases, are stuck at Eurostar’s terminal at London’s St Pancras International, vying for a place to perch as they’re engulfed by the crowds. It seems school kids en route to sports fixtures abroad are also among those holed up waiting, reports the Mirror . An apologetic statement from a Eurostar spokeswoman on Tuesday confirmed: “Due to two persons struck by trains near Lille Europe, we’ve delays and cancellations to our services all evening. “We apologise to everyone affected and advise changing your journey for a different travel date.” Additionally, Eurostar has acknowledged that: “All services between London, Brussels, and Paris are disrupted.” The French railway company SNCF informed: “SNCF Re虂seau has been the victim of a major act of malicious intent in Lille. “More than 600m of cable was stolen or cut south of Lille Europe station. The impacts are mainly on high-speed train traffic, departing from and arriving at Lille Europe and Lille Flandres. “TGV trains are being diverted as much as possible to the conventional line, but the line’s capacity is limited and repairs are expected to take part of the day.” A spokesperson confirmed that about fifteen cable workers and specialist staff were dispatched to the scene. Last February, SNCF suffered a significant setback when 13 cables spanning several hundred meters were taken from its property in Lille, leading to considerable disruption of services for an entire day.