Paris, France: Traffic through the Channel tunnel between France and Britain was stopped in both directions Tuesday due to a power problem, managers said.

Both Eurostar trains and Eurotunnel services transporting cars and trucks through the tunnel were suspended from around 1300 GMT, a Eurostar spokeswoman said, adding there was no immediate information about when they would resume.

No Eurostar or Eurotunnel trains were inside the tunnel, said a Eurotunnel spokesman, adding that traffic was being suspended "as a safety measure".

He said the decision was taken due to a "concern about electrical power between an overhead power line and the trains".

Eurotunnel teams were deployed to inspect the electrical equipment inside the tunnel, he said.